Radio star Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and his wife Lisa beam as they mingle with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in star-studded Sydney appearance

Radio star Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and his wife Lisa joined an elite guest list on Wednesday as they posed for photographs with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during the Nexus Summit in Sydney.

The Nova presenter, 46, cut a sharp and polished figure for the occasion, stepping out in a neat black blazer paired with a light blue shirt and tailored black trousers as he stood alongside the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Prince Harry, meanwhile, leaned into his signature understated style, appearing every inch the modern royal in a black dress shirt and matching black pants, keeping things sleek and monochrome for the high-profile event.

Meghan Markle and Lisa both opted for elegant gowns, with the pair smiling warmly as they joined the Sussexes for the official photographs at the Sydney gathering on Wednesday.

The appearance comes amid ongoing attention around Harry and Meghan’s latest visit to Australia, which has seen the couple attend a string of charity, business and cultural events across the country.

Wippa shared a gallery of photos to social media from the event, captioning them with some heartfelt words: ‘It was such an honour to meet Prince Harry and Meghan. They were so kind, warm and authentic.’

Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli and his wife Lisa joined an elite guest list on Wednesday as they posed for photographs with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during the Nexus Summit in Sydney

The Nova presenter, 46, cut a sharp and polished figure for the occasion, stepping out in a neat black blazer paired with a light blue shirt and tailored black trousers as he stood alongside the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Meghan Markle and Lisa both opted for elegant gowns, with the pair smiling warmly as they joined the Sussexes for the official photographs at the Sydney gathering on Wednesday

Earlier this week, Meghan told Australians to ignore her title and ‘call me Meg’ amid tensions over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s pseudo-royal tour Down Under.

The Sussexes’ own aides also reassured staff at Melbourne‘s children’s hospital that the couple are laid back about how they are addressed, declaring: ‘Harry and Meghan is fine. They’re pretty relaxed.’

It came as the couple were accused of using their royal links to cash in on Australia and after Meghan scolded a friend on her Netflix cookery show when she called her Markle, not Sussex.

Harry and Meghan looked thrilled as they received cheers and applause on a trip to meet young cancer patients in Melbourne.

They spent almost 45 minutes chatting to children and their parents in the atrium and on a ward.

Meghan then went solo as she served frittata at a women’s refuge wearing stylish heart earrings, Princess Diana‘s Cartier watch and a Tiffany gold bracelet before the couple reunited for a family craft session at the National Veterans Arts Museum.

As they arrived, Australia’s first poet laureate for veterans, Steve Cotterill, asked them: ‘How would you like me to address you?’

Harry shrugged with a smile and said: ‘However you like’ before his wife said: ‘Call me Meg?’

Prince Harry, meanwhile, leaned into his signature understated style, appearing every inch the modern royal in a black dress shirt and matching black pants, keeping things sleek and monochrome for the high-profile event

Earlier this week, Meghan told Australians to ignore her title and ‘call me Meg’

It comes amid tensions over the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s pseudo-royal tour Down Under

The couple landed from LA early on Tuesday and their itinerary this week will include charity and business events in Melbourne, Canberra and Sydney.

It is not known how much Prince Harry and Meghan are being paid for their commercial appearances, although the Duchess’s fee for going to a girls’ weekend beach retreat is apparently in the region of $250,000. 

Prince Harry and Meghan said they were delighted to be in the country as they landed in Melbourne on Tuesday on a business class flight from Los Angeles without their children Lilibet and Archie.