Sussex Duchess Meghan Markle revealed that before marrying Prince Harry, friends warned her that British tabloids would ruin her life.
In an interview for the ITV documentary, ?Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, she said that last year it hadn't been easy and she didn't know what to expect.
?When I met my husband, my friends were very happy because I was happy. But British friends told me: "We are convinced he is a very good man. But don't marry her because British tabloids are going to ruin your life, "she told interviewer Tom Bradby during an interview broadcast Sunday.
She said she had responded to friends with naivety: ?What are you talking about. It doesn't make sense. I'm not tabloid news. "She added:" I didn't understand. It's been pretty complicated. "
The interview was conducted during the couple's trip to South Africa, when it was announced that they would sue Mail on Sunday over the unlawful publication of a private letter Meghan sent to her father, Thomas.
At the same time, Harry attacked the British tabloids, accusing them of launching a ruthless campaign on Meghan. Harry also sued the owners of The Sun and The Daily Mirror for hacking his phone.
He told Bradby he would not be pressured by the media "to play the same game that killed me anymore."
Meghan burst into tears as she talked about the pressure she felt, especially after the birth of her son, Archie: "I experienced it well after the quintessence," she said. ?I knew it wouldn't be easy, but I expected it to be right. And this part, I can't chew. "
Asked whether she would resist the pressure, she said: "For a long time, I tell H - so I call it - it's not enough to survive something. That's not the purpose of life. You have to thrive. You have to be happy. ?
She said she tried really hard to make up for her poor British mentality, but found that she was simply hurting herself internally.
Regarding the opposite argument that this extraordinary power, privilege, fame and wealth came to public life, she said, "I agree as long as things are right." But. She said, "When people say untrue things and are informed of their untruths and again, they have the right to say it, I don't think that would be right for anyone in the world."
"And this is not public life ... it's another monster. I think grass is greener in my neighbor's yard - you have no idea - it's pretty hard to put yourself in my place. I know how it is supposed to be in the eyes of others. It's another thing. No problem. Fortunately, I have my son and my husband. "
Bradby, who has been a friend of Harry's for 20 years, said it was very clear the pressure the 35-year-old was experiencing. Harry admitted that in most cases, the burden was on him. Concerning the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, he said: "I have a family to protect, so everything she experienced is clear, every day she passes by. I'm not being paranoid. I just don't want to repeat the past.
"And if anyone else knew what I knew, whether father or spouse or anyone, they would do the same as me."
He added: "However, for me and my wife, there are many painful things, especially when most of what is said is untrue. We need to focus on being ourselves, on the people we are. We have to stand up for what we believe in. ?
Harry also talked about the cooling off between him and his brother, the Duke of Cambridge, which started to get hot when he and Meghan left to build their home away from Kensington Palace.
Asked about these stories being true, Harry said: "Part of this role and part of this work and the pressure exerted on this family are the inevitable things that happen. We are brothers. We will always be brothers. Admittedly, we are following different paths at the moment ... we don't meet each other so often because we are busy.
"But I love it wholeheartedly and most of these reports are created out of nothing. As brothers, we have good days, we have bad days. ?
Source: The Guardian
