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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Cait Kelly

Did Harry and Meghan tour Australia to make money – or cosplay a return to royal life?

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, greet the public in Sydney
Prince Harry and Meghan greet the public at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney. Photograph: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

In Aussie parlance, Meghan and Prince Harry’s whirlwind visit down under was the very definition of a “Claytons” tour.

Claytons in Australia is primarily known as a cultural phrase for a substitute, fake or ersatz version of something, the saying evolving from a 1970s/80s non-alcoholic beverage marketed as “the drink you have when you’re not having a drink”.

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