Prince Harry jokingly told his wife to calm down as she hugged a handsome Australian lifeguard, a new video has revealed. The Duke of Sussex enjoyed some banter with enthusiastic crowds as Meghan Markle embraced a fan during their visit to survivors of the Bondi terror attack last week.
After Harry had hugged a well-wisher himself, Ms Markle cuddled the man in a Bondi vest and swimming cap as she said goodbye to first responders on the Sydney beach. There was laughter from the crowd as Harry shouted 'easy, easy' while his wife enthusiastically said goodbye to the well-wisher on Friday. Meghan also clearly found her husband's joke amusing.
She then profusely thanked people for coming to meet them on the final day of their four-day tour Down Under. Having enjoyed 'three cheers' from the crowd, and Harry also hugging an Aussie in only 'budgie smuggler' trunks, the Sussexes climbed into their luxury Range Rover 4x4 driven by their private security.
The video, captioned 'the crowds could not get enough Harry & Meghan', emerged as the Duke of Sussex appeared in Kyiv. Harry is in Ukraine for a security conference, claiming he is there to 'remind the world' and 'people back home' in Britain about the war with Russia.
Today's Bondi Beach video from almost a week ago came on a day that became one of the most controversial of their tour. Meghan was deeply moved as she met survivors of the terror attack that claimed 15 innocent lives in December. But hours later her outfit from the engagement was being sold on a website that pays her a commission and in which she has also invested. The controversial advert with first responders was then quietly deleted.
The Duchess of Sussex was criticised after her $2,000 (£1,478) 'look' when she met survivors of the massacre was posted. The Daily Mail revealed how shortly after she hugged witnesses to the tragedy, the clothes she wore to the Sydney beach where 15 people died were immediately posted on a fashion platform she has also invested in.
Prince Harry also featured on the OneOff page advertising his wife's outfit at Bondi on Friday, although he was largely covered by links to her $440 blue and white striped Matteau shirt, $139 white 'sailor jeans' and $298 Freda Salvador trainers. Meghan's $198 Brochu Walker sunglasses and $950 brown suede bag from her Bondi engagement were also being advertised, taking the cost of the entire outfit to around $2,000.
But the original contentious OneOff ad inviting fans of Meghan's fashion to buy her expensive Bondi ensemble was then quietly deleted. It was replaced with a picture of the duchess waving as she left her luxury Range Rover 4x4 earlier in the day, in the same outfit but not on the beach and without Harry in shot.
Meghan is expected to earn a portion of OneOff's sales commission, which ranges from 10 per cent to 25 per cent per item sold. She is also an investor in the AI-powered fashion business. Meghan embraced Jessica Chapnik Kahn, who survived while shielding her five-year-old daughter after attending a Hanukkah party. She and Harry also spoke to first responders to the Bondi terrorist attack, including lifeguards on the beach.
All Meghan outfits from the Australian tour continue to be uploaded almost immediately to OneOff, including the one she wore at Bondi on Friday morning. She will take a percentage of any sales from the online fashion sales platform, described as the 'Spotify of fashion'. Critics said that the decision to advertise the duchess's 'look' on a visit to meet terror attack survivors is 'the starkest example yet of Harry and Meghan's efforts to commercialise their royal brand'.
Royal expert Richard Palmer said the sale of her Bondi outfit online reflected badly on the Sussexes. He said: 'This is perhaps the starkest example yet of Harry and Meghan's efforts to commercialise their royal brand. I think this will have alarm bells ringing at the palace and may ultimately prompt further discussion about whether there is a need to strip them of their royal titles, now the King has shown it can be done in effect with Andrew. The palace can say it's nothing to do with the institution because Harry and Meghan aren't publicly-funded members of it - but they are the King's son and daughter-in-law and any suggestion of cashing in on royal status reflects badly on the monarchy.'
Billed as 'Meghan, Duchess of Sussex', her OneOff page features dozens of pictures of her, including in Australia this week, all with links to buy her outfits. OneOff is an AI-powered fashion platform and app that allows users to shop 'curated', celebrity-inspired looks. Stars who are verified, such as Meghan, can earn affiliate revenue every time a fan purchases an item. The current revenue split on a sale is, apparently, 10 to 25 per cent from the retailer to OneOff, which is then shared with the creator.
It is not clear how much the duchess expects to make, but the firm said of its deal with Meghan: 'She cares about fashion and was motivated to invest not only to expand her portfolio, but to help uplift the fashion designers she is a fan of.' On a packed Bondi beach, Harry hugged a man wearing only beachball-patterned budgie smugglers before the couple met survivors of the terrorist attack late in 2025. Some of the group they spoke to were among the first responders to the Bondi terrorist attack, in which 15 innocent lives were lost on December 14.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex looked deeply moved and chatted to Jessica Chapnik Kahn, who survived while shielding her five-year-old daughter after attending a Hanukkah party. Ms Chapnik Kahn, who was embraced by Meghan, said it was an 'honour' to meet the couple during their visit to the Bondi Surf Bathers' Life Saving Club. She said: 'The greater problem in the world right now is hate. Hate is a human problem that we're facing, a very big problem. So to highlight that, to be able to connect with them on this heart level, I think is very special.'
