Meghan Markle will headline a £1,400 ‘girls’ weekend’ in Australia, where she will deliver a talk and pose for photos with VIP guests at a luxury wellbeing retreat.

Three hundred guests will be welcomed to the exclusive event in Sydney next month, during the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s tour of Australia.

They will be treated to morning yoga classes, a ‘sound healing’ experience, a meditation and manifestation session,  and an in-person conversation with Meghan.

Meghan will make her appearance during a gala dinner, with VIP ticket holders bagging front-row seats and a group photo with the Duchess, for a premium price of £1,700.

The weekend is being organised by the Her Best Life podcast, founded by Gemma O’Neill and popular Australian presenter Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.

An advert for the event reads: ‘A girls’ weekend like no other! An unforgettable weekend for women ready to reconnect, recharge and have some serious fun.

‘Join us for an intimate luxury weekend by the ocean designed to bring women together for powerful conversations, relaxation, laughter and unforgettable experiences.’ 

An advert for the weekend promises a ‘girls’ weekend like no other’

Meghan Markle, pictured here at a fundraising gala last month, will headline a ‘girls’ weekend like no other’ in Australia

VIP experience tickets cost £1,700 per person, and will get you a group table photo with the Duchess

O’Neill – a former staffer and producer for actress Nicole Kidman – confirmed the event on Wednesday during the podcast, which she now presents by herself after Henderson stepped back as a co-host last month.

She told her listeners: ‘I have admired [Meghan] and what she has endured… and how she has demonstrated how a woman can be pushed down and she can still rise.’

O’Neill described the three-day event at a beachside hotel as ‘the ultimate girls weekend’ and said Meghan had contacted her after being put in touch by a mutual friend.

‘She’s doing it because she really loves what our community is about, which is women trying to grow, try to be their best selves and trying to help other women,’ O’Neill added. 

Meghan and Harry are returning to Australia seven years after their first visit in 2018 when they were still senior members of the Royal Family.

Representatives for Meghan were approached for comment. 

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