Prince Harry To Arrive Down Under
He is expected to spend at least four months in Australia with an emphasis on playing polo, watching England at the rugby World Cup and reportedly working on a sheep farm and even at Kerry Packer's polo stables.
A team of 12 royal security officers costing STG25,000 ($A60,768) a week will be a few steps behind him, trying to keep tabs on the young prince.
He may even be tagged with a microchip so that his overworked security men can keep track of him.
Australia has agreed to spend more than $A600,000 on local back-up, including a crack special forces unit.
And people he is expected to meet along the way have been thoroughly checked.
British and Australian police and palace officials fear he could be a terrorist target and are worried about his plans to enter big crowds in exposed areas at the rugby, on the beach and in the pubs and bars of Sydney.
Prince Harry will be introduced to the Australian media at a photo opportunity in Sydney on Tuesday when some details of his trip will be revealed.
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