Member of Royal Family set to visit Australia for the first time since Prince Harry’s 2018 tour

A member of the Royal Family will be visiting Australia for the first time since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2018 tour.

Queen Elizabeth’s daughter Princess Anne, will represent her mother as the guest of honour at the Sydney Royal Easter Show in April.

Princess Anne, 71, will open the Easter Show on April 8th, and is also expected to tour regional parts of Australia.

In a statement, organisers confirmed: ‘Her Royal Highness is specifically coming to Australia in her role as Patron of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth to open the 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show where we celebrate our Bicentenary.’

‘HRH also opened the 1988 Sydney Royal Show where we celebrated the nation’s bicentenary.’

Princess Anne previously opened the show in 1988.

Down Under: Princess Anne (pictured) will open the Easter show in Sydney on April 8th, and is also expected to tour regional parts of Australia

She is also a president of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth, the organisation that hosts the event.

Prince William and Kate Middleton attended the Easter Show in 2014. 

This will be the first time a member of the Royal Family has visited Australia since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s 2018 tour.

Tour: This will be the first time a member of the Royal Family has visited Australia since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s (pictured) 2018 tour

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent five months Down Under after landing in Sydney on October 16.

They visited Bondi Beach, Dubbo, Fraser Island and Melbourne.

During their trip, Meghan also visited the Girls Academy, which works within the school system to reduce the barriers preventing Indigenous girls from completing their education and reaching their full potential.

Trip: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex spent five months Down Under after landing in Sydney on October 16