From a stay at Admiralty House in 2018 to an appearance on MasterChef in 2026, the contrast between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Australian visits is striking.
And with good reason.
It has been a long eight years for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
They've indeed gone from working London-based royals to resident Californian celebrities selling jam, building media platforms and telling tech executives how to best handle stress.
The couple's four-day Australian visit appeared markedly different to their previous tour, when they landed as heavily-scrutinised newlyweds and soon after announced their first pregnancy.
Despite a raft of private engagements, this week still carried subtle echoes of regality, with some observers describing it as an unofficial royal tour in all but name.
Crowded appearances, eager locals bearing gifts, a large media presence and heartfelt meet-and-greets with veterans all added to the royal atmosphere, official or not.
The reception has been mixed, with some praising the couple and others labelling the trip a cash grab.
"They are keen to resurrect their reputations as royals, while pretending they're not royal and cashing in completely on their royal status," royal author Tom Bower tells AAP.
"I just find them pretty unconvincing.
"For a couple who said they had to leave Britain because they needed their privacy, who now do everything to expose not only themselves but their children to cash in on it all, it's pretty grotesque."
There were a number of private engagements the couple attended over the week, including Meghan's reality TV appearance.
The move left a bitter taste for Mr Bower, who argues that the pair once promised Queen Elizabeth II they would not exploit their royal status yet have since done exactly that.
"I think they're pretty disgusted by it but they're going to remain quiet," he continues.
"They're cashing in on their titles, the very thing they promised they wouldn't do, and no one has much respect for them."
However, others have hailed the trip a success.
Melburnians openly welcomed the couple in their droves, particularly during their first public appearance at the city's Royal Children's Hospital, where Harry and Meghan were greeted like rock stars.
"They were friendly and they were very, very nice to me," four-year-old oncology patient Lily said.
Health workers gathered around office windows on upper floors as others clamoured along sky bridges to watch the couple walk into a garden therapy session below with patients.
Harry, the guest of honour, participated in a Movember discussion about men's mental health and fatherhood before taking to the field for a chat with players and a kick of a football.
Rose Dennis turned up to the grounds like she often does, not for the prince but to watch her beloved AFL team train.
While she doesn't consider herself a royal enthusiast, Ms Dennis defended the couple against critics labelling their visit a publicity stunt.
"What's there to complain about?" she said afterwards.
''By him being here, it gives a much higher profile to Movember."
To the casual observer, Harry and Meghan's stroll along the Yarra River during a guided inspection of historical Wurundjeri sites could almost have been mistaken for a royal tour.
In one of their most public appearances of their trip, cyclists and locals on morning walks were stunned to see the duke and duchess meandering along the footpath, with several greeting the pair and snapping photos.
Vida from Altona took it a step further, gifting Meghan cards and colouring books for the couple's children back home.
"I don't find them standoffish," she gushed.
"I just find them beautiful people."
At Swinburne University, where the pair visited mental health organisation Batyr, a crowd lined barricades as news of the visit spread.
Harry and Meghan met with veterans on their final day in Sydney, with the duke dancing with kids before taking a boat ride on the harbour alongside Invictus Australia representatives and finishing the day at a rugby match.
Meanwhile, Meghan was whisked off to headline a women's retreat, where tickets reportedly started at $2699.
According to royal commentator and journalist Afua Acheampong-Hagan, the trip was largely a success although she notes media coverage was polar opposite in Australia and the UK.
"It's very interesting to see the way the British tabloids have reported it compared to some of the Australian outlets, who seem to be more joyful and happy," she says.
"Some of the UK tabloids are saying 'there was a chaos, here and there', when there just wasn't."
The couple's visit eight years earlier lasted 16 days and included more than 70 engagements, ranging from meeting drought-stricken farmers in Dubbo to cuddling koalas at Taronga Zoo and greeting children at a reception hosted by the prime minister.
But much has changed since, with them stepping away as senior royals in 2020, followed by lucrative Netflix and Spotify deals, as well as Harry's tell-all memoir, Spare.
"It was always going to look like a royal tour because that's where they learn to do this kind of stuff," Ms Acheampong-Hagan adds.
"It has the grammar and the texture of a royal tour, even though it's not."
Official media appearances were limited during the 2026 visit but the message remained clear through the range of service-focused and philanthropic ventures the couple engaged with throughout the week.
The tour itself will be a blue print moving forward for the pair, with Ms Acheampong-Hagan explaining they still need to make money and pursue commercial interests.
"They will be doing their philanthropy and that still matters to them," she says.
"But like anybody else, they have to make money and pay bills and they will be pursuing their commercial ventures, as well, which they have every right to do."
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