When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex announced they wanted to step back as working royals, the public was seriously taken by surprise. However, in the months before their shock announcement, the couple had made it clear they were having some issues living in the public eye, with Meghan opening up in a documentary made about their tour of Southern Africa that she had been struggling with the pressure and Harry admitting that he and his brother Prince William were on "different paths". Despite this, the extent to which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were not coping well inside the monarchy only became clear a year later, when they sat down for an extensive interview with Oprah Winfrey and Meghan revealed that she had been struggling with suicidal thoughts, as the couple explored all the reasons why they had decided to step back from representing the crown officially.
This included the couple opening up about their issues with some of the other senior royals, and allegations that "concerns and conversations" had been raised during Meghan's pregnancy over how dark their son Prince Archie's skin would be when he was born. READ MORE - Meghan Markle 'worried about her big comeback' after Kate and William sets sights on USA READ MORE - Prince Harry reveals rare detail about daughter as he's upstaged during UK return After Meghan and Harry's interview was broadcast, the late Queen issued a statement saying that "some recollections may vary" about the couple's time as.