Tag: Royal visit to Australia

Tourists in Australia spent more than AU$30 billion in the past year. Brits led the pack of international bookings and spenders, hot on the heels of the Royal tour.

Prince Harry will make his first official visit to Australia in October to attend events marking the centenary of the first entry of the Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet into Sydney in 1913.

A STOLEN koala held by Prince Charles during the royals six-week Diamond Jubilee tour of Australia in 2012 has been returned to its home.

Australian news organisations have reported that Prince Harry will join the Australian Army for a six-month period on secondment later this year, with UK royal officials currently assessing the security risks that such a deployment would involve.

Clarence House has today released lists of the gifts received by the Royal Family in 2012 when on overseas tours. Whilst in Australia, the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall received 89 presents, including food, wine, books, pins and baby booties.