Prince Harry and Meghan Markle meet Bondi Beach terror attack survivors | Royal | News
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex pose for a selfie while meeting volunteer first responders from the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club during a visit to Bondi Beach (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrived in Sydney on the last day of their visit to Australia and met with the survivors of the terrorist attack at Bondi Beach.
Harry and Meghan also met with emergency workers who responded to last year’s terrorist attack on the Jewish community, as well as representatives from the Sydney Jewish Museum, which opened an exhibition about the attacks.
The couple arrived at the Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club on Friday morning and spoke to Jessica Chapnik Khan, who survived the attack as she protected her five-year-old daughter after attending a Hanukkah party.
They also spoke with Elon Zizer, 40, who survived after being shot multiple times while protecting his children.
The Duke of Sussex meets volunteer first responders from Bondi Surf Bathers’ Life Saving Club (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA)
Harry and Meghan viewed works that will make up the new exhibition at the Jewish Museum of Sydney; These included messages of good wishes and illustrations of people hailed as heroes for helping people during the attack.
The couple met Shannon Biederman, the museum’s senior curator, who said visiting them was “really special.”
Fifteen people were killed and dozens injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowd of more than 1,000 celebrating Hanukkah at Bondi’s Archer Park on December 14.
Naveed Akram, 24, is charged with 15 counts of murder and one act of terrorism in connection with the attack in Sydney’s Archer Park in December that injured dozens of people.
New South Wales Police allege Akram and his father Sajid, 50, who was shot dead by police at the scene, targeted the Jewish festival of lights in Australia’s worst mass murder since 1996.
The Duchess of Sussex meets volunteer first responders at Bondi Beach (Image: Jonathan Brady/PA)
While in Sydney, the duke and duchess will join members of the Invictus Games community and meet past competitors in the waters of the city’s famous harbour.
Meghan will also be interviewed on stage at the “girls weekend” retreat, which costs £1,400 per ticket.
VIP tickets for the event at the five-star InterContinental Coogee Beach hotel cost £1,670 and include a group table photo with the duchess.
Her appearance was announced last month by Gemma O’Neill, host of the Her Best Life podcast, which organized the 300-person event.
The visit will culminate in Sydney on Friday with a rugby match between the New South Wales Waratahs and Moana Pacifica at the Allianz Stadium.
