Prince Harry has received surprising news from Australia ahead of his arrival in the country where King Charles is head of state.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who stepped down as senior royals in 2020, have made a bold decision that could leave the royal family and King Charles worried amid the growing campaign against the monarchy.
In the latest setback for the Duke, the Melbourne conference has slashed ticket prices for Harry’s keynote speech.
King Charles III’s youngest son, Harry, is scheduled to give a speech on mental health in the workplace at Melbourne’s InterEdge Summit on April 16.
The event has now started selling massively discounted tickets as the days tick closer. The managers issued new, much cheaper tickets to hear the Duke speak.
New tickets are said to be 50 per cent cheaper than the previous price which has been released for the Duke’s speaking engagement.
The move indicates that people are less interested in listening to the Duke.
Some claimed the 41-year-old’s attempt to cash in as a conference speaker in Australia is proving to be a setback, with tickets to the event now costing half the original price.
It comes amid reports that a petition is circulating around the country with over 39,000 signatures questioning why taxpayers should fund their security and logistics when they visit privately.
According to details, participants can purchase the “Delegate” package for $997.00 or participate virtually for $498. Previously, only the expensive $2,378 Platinum and $1,978 Gold packages were available to potential guests at the two-day event.
The Delegate option is more than 50 percent off the Gold Package price and still includes access to all seminars and speeches, as well as the “Conference Hospitality Package” which includes morning tea, stand-up lunch stations, afternoon tea and coffee and tea stations.
Harry has rebranded himself as a digital security crusader after struggling to gain traction in Hollywood. The Duke will grace the conference as a figure who “has devoted his life to service and uplifting society.
He will emphasize the importance of our collective mental health in his philanthropic and advocacy work globally.
The former royal most recently appeared on the speaking circuit at the 2026 International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington, DC, for which he reportedly “earned a paltry $50,000.”
According to claims, it was something of a comedown compared to the rumored $1 million Harry and Markle had hoped he would pull in when they arrived in the US in 2020 after leaving the royal family.
