Prince Harry, Meghan join veteran's children for pottery class in Melbourne

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle showcased their creative side in Melbourne, joining a pottery session with veterans’ children and taking part in community outreach activities during their Australia visit. Their four-day tour also includes engagements focused on sport, mental health, and veterans’ welfare amid ongoing public attention over associated costs.

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14 April 2026 at 09:41:35

Tanja Johnston, founder of the Australian National Veterans Arts Museum (ANVAM), shows Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, an exhibit by veterans at ANVAM in Southbank, Melbourne, Australia, April 14, 2026.

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Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, showed their creative side in Melbourne on Tuesday (April 14) as they donned aprons and joined a pottery class with the children of veterans.

During a visit to the National Veterans' Art Museum, Harry and Meghan were all smiles as they chatted with children and moulded birds out of clay.

Meghan also visited a women's shelter, helping the staff to dish up food for lunch.

Harry and Meghan landed in Australia on Tuesday for a four-day visit with engagements covering sport, mental health and veterans' affairs.

The couple's travel is being privately funded, though local media reported some policing costs associated with the visit will be paid by the Australian taxpayer, sparking a protest petition signed by more than 45,000 people.

The Sussexes stepped down as working members of the British royal family and moved to the U.S. in 2020, citing a desire to be financially independent and to escape what they characterised as media intrusion into their private lives.

-Hannah Ellison/Reuters