<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>Exclusive</span></strong><span>: "If I have kids when I grow up, I would probably show them the photo."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Those are the words of seven-year-old Joshua, who managed to snap an elusive selfie with the Duchess of Sussex amid the thrumming chaos of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prince-harry-meghan-markle-australia-tour-2026-first-appearance/72d5b1de-b746-454b-a6bc-6231a34e70bb" rel="" target="_blank" title="Prince Harry and Meghan's first visit to Australia in six years."><span>Prince Harry and Meghan's first visit to Australia in six years.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Sussexes may no longer be working royals, but they have certainly captured the attention of hundreds of young fans.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shift-workers-healthcare-australia-study-jarrod-wolhuter-exclusive/d4c2abba-0153-47d5-bf59-94a850d57819" rel="" target="_blank" title="Brutal reality of night shift workers like Monique and Jarrod"><strong><span>Brutal reality of night shift workers like Monique and Jarrod</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Joshua waited alongside his mum at the The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne for the couple to arrive at the inaugural engagement </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prince-harry-meghan-markle-australia-tour-arrive-melbourne/410d9f12-c776-417a-bc4c-8d12f57a0c77" rel="" target="_blank" title="of their privately-funded four-day visit."><span>of their privately-funded four-day visit.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While a throng of hundreds of staff, patients, journalists and royal fans would have paid good money for a photo with arguably one of the most famous women in the world, Joshua was handed the golden ticket.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That was good. Mummy likes it," Joshua told </span><a href="https://www.nine.com.au/?rf=true" rel="" target="_blank" title="Nine.com.au."><span>Nine.com.au.</span></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/prince-harry-and-meghan-melbourne-visit-royal-melbourne-the-royal-childrens-hospital/5d59787f-f918-4e8c-b8f9-19dd57e0e0f3" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I got a handshake from her.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Unfortunately, I couldn't get to see Harry."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His mum added that Joshua did his British-born grandmother proud.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During the couple's walk through the foyer of the children's hospital, Harry and Meghan dedicated at least 10 minutes speaking with young patients, dishing out warm hugs and posing for photos.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meghan stopped and spoke to Adnan and his daughter Enora, a patient at the hospital, for several moments.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/small-business-owners-cashflow-issues-payday-super-struggling-to-cope/4d66bf51-443a-461e-b659-178caa209571" target="_blank" title="'I wish I could charge $5': New grim reality for Aussie business owners"><strong><span>'I wish I could charge $5': New grim reality for Aussie business owners</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Adnan said it was wonderful for Enora to meet a "princess".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's amazing because she's always treated like a princess, so to be able to see another princess come into a hospital and greet her before she's released straight home.... it's good, very joyful, [she was] really friendly," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As parents of their own two young children, Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, Adnan said it took "courage" for Harry and Meghan to visit sick kids.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's been a tough journey, but knowing that she's going to get better and she has done the surgery and she's in recovery, now she's in rehab," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"By today, hopefully we'll go home and we'll put a smile on her face and she can stay home with her siblings."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cost-of-living-brisbane-family-living-sustainably-dumpster-diving-car-free-how-they-do-it/6bbd9b86-fb71-4dec-bb9d-ed30991460b5" target="_blank" title="'Won at capitalism': Family saves $10k by eating from supermarket dumpsters"><strong><span>'Won at capitalism': Family saves $10k by eating from supermarket dumpsters</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>EXCLUSIVE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/italian-dual-citizenship-strict-new-rule-that-destroyed-carlas-retirement-plans/bf9f10ff-2911-40fa-b7ee-d8f92600742a" target="_blank" title="'Lost my identity': Strict rule destroyed Carla's retirement plans"><strong><span>'Lost my identity': Strict rule destroyed Carla's retirement plans</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another young patient who has undergone multiple heart surgeries told nine.com.au it was "really nice" to see the Sussexes take the time to speak to him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They were really friendly, they had a lot of enthusiasm," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We spoke to Meghan... me and Mum just told her I've been here since birth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I've I had 11 holes in my heart when I was born and I had two open heart surgeries here, so meeting them made everything worth it."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After greeting fans in the foyer, the made making their way into a private part of the hospital to see other patients.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The hospital was opened by Harry's late grandmother Queen Elizabeth II in 1963, and she returned in 2011 after it underwent major renovations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One nurse, who missed spotting Harry and Meghan because she was seeing patients, told nine.com.au she was also working when the late Queen visited The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne 15 years ago.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harry's parents, now-King Charles III and the late Princess Diana, also visited the hospital during their royal tour of Australia in 1985.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harry and Meghan will spend the next two days in Melbourne, before jetting to Canberra and Sydney.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><strong><span>NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></strong></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><em><strong><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Apple</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="" title=""><em><strong><span>Google 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