The Duchess of Sussex has said she found life within the British Royal Family so difficult that at times she “didn’t want to be alive any more”.
In a deeply personal TV interview, Meghan told Oprah Winfrey that she did not get help when she asked for it.
She said a low point was when Harry was asked by an unnamed family member “how dark” their son Archie’s skin might be.
Oprah later said Harry had told her it was not the Queen or the Duke of Edinburgh who made the comment.
In new footage not included in the original interview, Prince Harry was asked if the couple left the UK because of racism, and replied: “It was a large part of it.”
In new footage not included in the original interview, the prince recalled a conversation he had with someone with media connections who advised him not to take on the British tabloid press.
He said he was told he had to understand that the UK was “very bigoted”. But Harry recalled that he immediately responded: “The UK is not bigoted, the UK press is bigoted, specifically the tabloids.”
The prince told Oprah: “But unfortunately if the source of info is inherently corrupt or racist or biased then that filters out to the rest of society.”
The highly-anticipated interview with Oprah, which the couple were not paid for, aired overnight in the US.
During the two-hour CBS special, to be screened in the UK on ITV at 21:00 GMT on Monday night and on ITV Hub, Courtesy of Harpo Productions/CBS, the couple covered a range of topics, including racism, mental health, their relationship with the media and Royal Family dynamics.
