Meghan Markle gets candid in groundbreaking interview
<p dir="ltr">Before marrying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle wasn’t exactly a household name except for the few that knew her from the TV series <em>Suits</em>.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She soon became Duchess of Sussex, announced that she and Prince Harry will be “leaving” the Royal Family for a normal life, and had two children, Archie and Lilibet. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The pair married St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle back on May 19, 2018 and have since then caused what many describe, a headache, for the Royals. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But this was not their intention with the Duchess now coming out in a groundbreaking interview with <a href="https://www.thecut.com/article/meghan-markle-profile-interview.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Cut</a>, revealing her upcoming projects, how she’s teaching their kids manners, to the troubles she had with the monarchy's restrictions on her life, and of course, her love for Harry. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Back on Instagram</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Meghan revealed that when she joined the Royal Family she could not have her own social media. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But now that she’s putting her foot down, almost four years later, she announced excitedly: “I'm getting back … on Instagram”. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“It was a big adjustment—a huge adjustment to go from that kind of autonomy to a different life.”</p>
<p dir="ltr">She said this is an important step to getting her voice back and defending herself from media stories who are attacking her. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>The red flags</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">When Meghan gave birth to her first child, baby Archie, she was not allowed to share photos with her loved ones.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Instead, she had to wait for a rota approved by the monarch for when she was allowed to release photos of him. </p>
<p dir="ltr">"There's literally a structure by which if you want to release photos of your child, as a member of the family, you first have to give them to the Royal Rota," she explained. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“Why would I give the very people that are calling my children the N-word a photo of my child before I can share it with the people that love my child?" she went on. </p>
<p dir="ltr">"You tell me how that makes sense and then I'll play that game."</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>How she moved to California</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Filmmaker Tyler Perry reached out to Meghan and Harry when the drama with the Royal Family got a bit too much.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The trio did not know each other, and the Sussexes were living in Canada at the time with Tyler offering them his home in Beverly Hills as Covid-19 struck. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Tyler’s home came with complete security detail which gave them their privacy before they found their dream home in Montecito, boasting Oprah as a neighbour. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She revealed that without Tyler it would have been harder as they didn’t have enough money because they left the Royal Family, but soon they signed a deal with Netflix and Spotify. </p>
<p dir="ltr">"We did everything we could to get this house," she said. "Because you walk in and go … Joy. And exhale. And calm. It's healing. You feel free."</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>First time going back to London</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">It was in June 2022 when both Meghan and Harry appeared in public in London for the first time for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This was Meghan’s opportunity to also pack the rest of the family’s belongings which were left behind before they left for Canada.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"You go back and you open drawers and you’re like, 'Oh my gosh. This is what I was writing in my journal there? And here’s all my socks from this time?',” she said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"It was bittersweet, you know? Knowing none of it had to be this way.”</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Meghan and Harry tried to stay with the Royal Family</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">The Duchess was an actress and was always told what to do when it came to working, but soon the UK media was bashing her for her job. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“My entire job was, 'Tell me where to stand. Tell me what to say. Tell me how to say it. Tell me what to wear, and I'll do it.' And I'll show up early, and I'll probably bake something for the crew,” she said. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Soon the pressure from the press was too much, Duchess Kate making her cry, the racist comments over baby Archie’s skin colour. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The pair offered to move to another Commonwealth and make their own money while still working for the Queen but the Monarch was just not having any of it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">“Anything to just … because just by existing, we were upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy. So we go, 'Okay, fine, let's get out of here. Happy to,' Meghan revealed.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Their upcoming projects</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Not wanting to reveal too much, Meghan and Harry enjoy working together explaining that it is fun and exciting. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The pair are currently working on their new podcast <em>Archetypes</em> with the first episode out with her best friend and professional tennis player, Serena Williams. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Meghan said this was an opportunity to share things she never could before and give the public a glimpse into her life. </p>
<p dir="ltr">"The piece of my life I haven't been able to share, that people haven't been able to see, is our love story.” </p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Losing their fathers</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Meghan’s father Thomas Markle bore the brunt of the press when she was dating Prince Harry. </p>
<p dir="ltr">He however could not push them away and instead said hurtful things about his daughter and did not attend their wedding.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Harry also revealed that his father Prince Charles stopped speaking to him when they moved to California.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"Harry said to me, 'I lost my dad in this process.' It doesn't have to be the same for them as it was for me, but that's his decision," Meghan said.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Making peace with the Royals</strong></p>
<p dir="ltr">Meghan admits and hopes that one day the family could put their differences aside and come together as one</p>
<p dir="ltr">"I think forgiveness is really important. It takes a lot more energy to not forgive," she said. </p>
<p dir="ltr">"But it takes a lot of effort to forgive. I've really made an active effort, especially knowing that I can say anything.</p>
<p dir="ltr">"I can talk about my whole experience and make a choice not to," she said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When asked why, she simply said, “Still healing”.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Getty</em></p>
