Meghan Markle gets emotional as she opens up about dealing with negative press

Meghan Markle looks close to tears as she opened up about dealing with negative press in an interview for an upcoming ITV documentary.

The Duchess of Sussex admitted that “not many people” have asked if she’s okay as she spoke to ITV’s Tom Bradby during their royal tour of Southern Africa.

When asked how she has dealt with the constant public scrutiny, and if it has affected her mental health, Meghan replied:

“Look, any woman, especially when they’re pregnant, you’re really vulnerable and so that was made really challenging, and then when you have a newborn – you know?” 

“And especially as a woman, it’s really, it’s a lot, so you add this on top of just trying to be a new mum or trying to be a newlywed it’s um – yeah, well I guess, and also thank you asking because no many people have asked if I’m ok, but it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes.”

Tom then asked her: “And the answer is, would it be fair to say, not really OK, as in it’s really been a struggle?”

And Meghan simply replied: “Yes.”

Meghan's full interview will be part of an ITV documentary, which follows her recent trip to Africa with her husband Prince Harry and their son Archie.

In the documentary, the Duke of Sussex also opens up about the pressure of living in the public eye, and how it reminds him of his mother’s death.

"Not many people have asked if I’m ok ... it’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes."

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