Overview
- The couple met survivors and volunteer lifesavers at Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club on Friday, where Elon Zizer and others described feeling heard after the December 14 attack that killed 15 people and led to terrorism and murder charges against a suspect.
- After greeting crowds by the Opera House, they joined Invictus Australia veterans for a Sydney Harbour sail and accepted personalized flip‑flops from former serviceman Joel Vanderzwan.
- They also spoke with representatives of the Sydney Jewish Museum, which is preparing an exhibition about the Bondi shootings and the community response.
- Meghan headlined the paid Her Best Life retreat in Sydney and earlier filmed a guest judge spot on MasterChef Australia, with organizers saying the TV appearance was unpaid and retreat tickets advertised from about A$2,699.
- The four‑day visit was run as a private trip rather than a government royal tour, with some taxpayer‑funded police at public events, and crowds in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney turning out in large numbers.