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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Blaise Cloran

Meghan to appear as guest judge on MasterChef Australia

The Duchess of Sussex is set to appear as a guest judge on MasterChef Australia this Sunday.

Meghan will feature on the 18th season of the cooking competition during her visit to Australia with Prince Harry.

It is Meghan's first Australian visit since 2018.

She will mentor and guide the cooks alongside regular MasterChef Australia judges Poh Ling Yeow, Sofia Levin, and Jean-Christophe Novelli.

The new season, which premieres on 10 And 10 Streaming in Australia on Sunday 19 April, promises the "most impressive amateur cooks the competition has ever seen", according to a media alert from the Sussexes.

Previous seasons of the Australian show have been aired on Channel 4 in the UK.

Former guest judges on the show include British celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver, with Rick Stein due to be a guest judge later in the new season.

In preview footage shared on Australia media, Meghan hugs her fellow judges before waving to the contestants and saying: “Hi everybody.”

The duchess has her own food line, including jams, cookie mixes and herbal teas as part of her lifestyle brand As Ever.

The couple’s four-day visit to Australia combines both charitable endeavours and commercial engagements across Melbourne, Canberra, and Sydney.

The couple’s office earlier said that the trip, which is privately funded and will not include their children, will concentrate on “mental health, community resilience, and support for veterans and their families, alongside private meetings and special projects”.

The visit, running from Tuesday to Friday, will notably feature no public walkabouts.

Among the private commercial activities, Meghan is scheduled to be interviewed on stage at a “girls’ weekend” retreat in Sydney.

Tickets for the event, organised by Gemma O’Neill of the Her Best Life podcast, are priced at £1,400.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry will appear as a guest speaker on Thursday at Melbourne’s InterEdge Summit.

The event, held at the Centrepiece conference venue, explores the “intersection of leadership, psychosocial safety and human connection in the workplace”.

Delegate tickets are available for £525, platinum tickets for £1,250, and a virtual ticket offering on-demand access to Harry’s speech costs £260.

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