Meghan Markle opens up about suicidal thoughts in heartfelt CBS sunday morning interview

Published August 5th, 2024 - 10:46 GMT
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Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, arrive at the 2023 Invictus Games in Duesseldorf, western Germany on September 13, 2023. The Invictus Games, an international sports competition for wounded soldiers founded by British royal Prince Harry in 2014 run from September 9 to 16, 2023 in Duesseldorf. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)

ALBWABA - In the most recent interview the happy couple gave, Meghan Markle said that she had suicidal thoughts and made a heartfelt gesture toward Prince Harry.

On CBS Sunday Morning, August 4th, a new interview with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Jane Pauley was aired. The prepared part that aired on Meghan's 43rd birthday featured The Parents Network, a new initiative by the Archewell Foundation to assist parents whose children have suffered trauma as a result of social media usage. Parents in the US, UK, and Canada may now participate in the program, which was previously only accessible through a two-year test program.

As the duchess and the prince discussed their strategy to fight cyberbullying on CBS Sunday Morning, observers saw a tender moment between the exiled royals as they faced challenging questions about online harassment.

During the interview with broadcaster Jane Pauley, Meghan was spotted holding Prince Harry's knee while she was questioned about her stance on "bullying and abuse" on social media.

The 43-year-old princess reopened the matter to CBS after telling Oprah Winfrey in 2021 that she "just didn't want to be alive anymore" due to internet bullying.

"Being able to be really open about it is an important part of our healing journey, especially when we've been through any level of pain or trauma," Meghan added.

"I never really scraped the surface of my experience, but I do think that I would never want someone else to feel that way."

"I would never want someone else to be making those sorts of plans, and I would never want someone else to be unbelieved," Meghan added, holding Harry's knee as she spoke.

"If voicing what I have overcome will save someone or encourage someone in their life to really, genuinely check in on them and not assume the appearance is good so everything is OK, then that's worth it. I'll take a hit for that."

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