The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she had a miscarriage over the summer.
Sharing the devastating news in an opinion piece in the New York Times, Meghan Markle detailed how she was taken to hospital after feeling a sharp pain while she was changing Archie in July.
“After changing his diaper, I felt a sharp cramp," 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.
“I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second."
The duchess went on to say how she was taken to hospital, accompanied by Prince Harry, where she "tried to imagine how we'd heal".
In the article, she encourages people to answer truthfully when they are asked if they are okay, recalling an interview with a journalist who asked her the question during her tour to South Africa.
Speaking candidly about her loss, she said: "Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few.
"In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage. Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with (unwarranted) shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.
"Some have bravely shared their stories; they have opened the door, knowing that when one person speaks truth, it gives license for all of us to do the same."
Prince Harry and Meghan moved to Southern California earlier this year after stepping down as senior members of the Royal Family.
The couple married in 2018 and their son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor was born in May 2019.
Miscarriage Association has a UK-wide network of support volunteers, who have been through the experience of pregnancy loss themselves and can offer real understanding and a listening ear. Their helpline is 01924 200799 or you can head to their website here.
