Meghan Markle Says Motherhood A 'struggle' Under Spotlight
Meghan Markle has admitted becoming a mother while living under an intense media spotlight has been a "struggle".
Britain's aggressive press at first welcomed Markle, 38, into the royal fold but coverage has become increasingly hostile. Photo: AFP/File / Michele Spatari
Meghan Markle has admitted becoming a mother while living under an intense media spotlight has been a "struggle".
The Duchess of Sussex gave birth to son Archie in May after marrying Prince Harry last year.
Britain's aggressive press at first welcomed Markle, 38, into the royal fold but coverage has become increasingly hostile, with the tabloids luxuriating in stories about Markle's fractured American family and rumours of palace rifts.
Speaking to ITV during the couple's recent tour of southern Africa, she said that: "Not many people have asked if I'm OK".
"Look, any woman - especially when they are pregnant - you're really vulnerable and so that was made really challenging, and then when you have a new born - you know?" she said, when asked how she was coping.
"And especially as a woman, it's a lot.
She added: "And also, thank you for asking, because not many people have asked if I'm OK. But it's a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes."
Asked if it would be fair to say it had "really been a struggle", Meghan said: "Yes."
Her comments come after the couple launched legal action this month against British tabloid the Mail on Sunday for invasion of privacy, with Harry recalling the hounding of his later mother Diana.
Harry told ITV the memories of what happened to his mother was a "wound that festers".
"I think being part of this family, in this role, in this job... every single time I see a camera, every single time I hear a click, every single time I see a flash, it takes me straight back, so in that respect it's the worst reminder of her life, as opposed to the best," he said.
The Duke of Sussex is also suing two British tabloid newspaper publishers over alleged phone hacking.
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