Daily US Times: The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has revealed she had a miscarriage in July, writing in an article of feeling “an almost unbearable grief.”
In a piece for the New York Times, she wrote: “I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second.”
Meghan went on to describe how she watched “my husband’s heart break as he tried to hold the shattered pieces of mine.”
The 39-year-old wrote that “loss and pain have plagued every one of us in 2020”.
She shared her experience to urge people to “commit to asking others, ‘are you OK?'” over the Thanksgiving holiday in the US.
A source close to Meghan confirmed to the BBC that she is currently in good health and the couple wanted to talk about what happened in July, having come to appreciate how common miscarriage is.
“It’s a deeply personal matter we would not comment on,” a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.
The Duke of Sussex Prince Harry and the Dutchess moved to California to live away from the media spotlight, after stepping back as senior royals in January this year.
The couple’s first child, Archie, was born on 6 May 2019.
Meghan began her article by describing a “sharp cramp” she felt while looking after Archie.
She wrote: “I dropped to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the cheerful tune a stark contrast to my sense that something was not right.”
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