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• Принц Уильям отметил особый юбилей для Австралии в видеосообщении
• Принц Уэльский подчеркнул партнерство по безопасности AUKUS между Великобританией, Австралией и США
• Его сообщение последовало за объявлением принцами Гарри и Меган Маркл о поездке в Австралию в апреле

Принц Уильям отправил специальное сообщение Австралии после Меган Маркл и Принц Гарри объявили о своей поездке туда.

Принц Уэльский, 43 года, отпраздновал 125-й год службы Королевского военно-морского флота и Королевского австралийского флота в видео, опубликованном X Министерством обороны в среду, 11 марта.

“As HMS Anson visita Australia, gostaria de desejar um muito feliz 125º aniversário tanto à Marinha Real Submarina quanto à Marinha Australiana”, disse o Príncipe William no vídeo, gravado com um canto do Castelo de Windsor como cenário.

“Hoje, lembramos das gerações de pessoal militar que serviram em apoio ao Reino Unido, Austrália e nossos parceiros da Commonwealth nas duas Guerras Mundiais, e nas décadas desde, e agradecemos aqueles que continuam seu espírito de serviço hoje”, continuou, em parte.

O Príncipe William, que é Comandante-em-Chefe da Marinha Real Submarina, mencionou o programa AUKUS, uma colaboração histórica de segurança entre o Reino Unido, Austrália e os EUA.

O herdeiro do trono chamou a parceria trilateral de “uma prova dessa relação duradoura e esperamos pelos próximos 125 anos de colaboração.”

The Prince of Wales sent well-wishes to the Royal Australian Navy a few days after his brother and sister-in-law announced that they would visit Australia in April. Prince William and Prince Harry, 41, remain estranged amid a familial feud that exploded into public view when Harry and Meghan departed their royal roles in the U.K. in 2020.

On March 8, a spokesperson for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex said in a statement to PEOPLE, “Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will visit Australia in mid-April to take part in a number of private, business, and philanthropic engagements. Further details will be shared in due course.”

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry during a visit to the QuestScope Youth Center at the Za’atari refugee camp, home to displaced Syrians, near Mafraq in northern Jordan, on Feb. 25, 2026.
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It has since been revealed that Meghan, 44, will headline Her Best Life retreat hosted by Her Best Life podcast, touted as “a girls’ weekend like no other,” in Sydney. Meanwhile, a solo event for Harry has also been announced, with the Duke of Sussex slated as a keynote speaker for the InterEdge Psychosocial Safety Summit in Melbourne.

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The upcoming trip brings the couple back to the country for the first time since October 2018, which marked their first major royal tour as a married couple. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex also announced Meghan’s pregnancy with their first child, son Prince Archie, 6, just before the trip began.

The couple’s two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, 4, will not be joining them in Australia in April and did not join their parents in Jordan in February, when Harry and Meghan undertook a two-day humanitarian trip.

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