The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Oprah Winfrey. Photo / Harpo Productions
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex with Oprah Winfrey. Photo / Harpo Productions
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed she had suicidal thoughts before she and Prince Harry split from the royal family and moved to the US.
"I just didn't want to be alive any more," Meghan told a visibly shocked Oprah Winfrey during their blockbuster interview, screening inthe US this afternoon.
Meghan said she asked for help but felt unsupported as she struggled with "frightening" and "constant" suicidal thoughts. She reached out to one of Princess Diana's friends for help.
"Nothing was ever done ... at my old job there was a union and they would protect me.
"They said 'my heart goes out to you because I can see how hard it is but there's nothing we can do because you're not a paid employee of the institution'."
Meghan struggled to hold back tears as she talked about the moment she told Harry she felt suicidal before the two had to attend a public event together.
"He was already carrying the weight of the world ... It takes so much courage to admit that you need help. I was ashamed.
"I share this because there are so many people who are afraid to voice that they need help and I know personally how hard it is."
