The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she had a miscarriage in July, in an article about her feelings, which she describes as "unbearable grief".
"I knew, as I was holding the first child, that I was losing the second," Meghan told the New York Times in an essay entitled "The Losses We Share." "I saw my husband's heart break as I tried to hold the pieces of my broken heart," writes Meghan.
"I sat on the floor with Archie in my arms, listening to a lullaby to calm us both down, but the cheerful melody was a stark contrast to my sense that something was wrong," she said. "A few hours later, I lay in a hospital bed, holding my husband's hand. I felt the softness of his palm, I kissed his wet hand from our tears. Seeing the white and cold walls, my eyes shone. I tried to imagine how I would recover. "
The Duchess then continues:
"Losing a child means experiencing an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many, but spoken by little. From the pain of the loss, my husband and I found that in a room with 100 women, 10 to 20 of them experienced miscarriage. However, despite the common pain, conversation remains taboo, filled with shame (unjustified) that perpetuates a cycle of pain in loneliness. ”
Meghan is the second member of the royal family to talk about a miscarriage. In 2018, the queen's granddaughter, Zara Tindall, talked about suffering two abortions before having her second child.
The subtitle of Meghan's essay is:
"Perhaps the road to healing begins with three simple words: Are you well?"
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