A royal expert was "baffled" by Meghan Markle's claims that her mental health struggles were ignored, as the Firm has a "history" of seeking professional help for such issues.
Andrew Morton, who penned Princess Diana biography 'Diana: Her True Story', said the Queen herself even received counselling during trying times in 1992.
And Princess Margaret reportedly sought out a psychologist for depression in the 1970s, he added.
"It’s from a generation where - if it's cold, put on a sweater, don't turn up the heating -make do and mend, people didn’t talk about mental illness," he said during an appearance on Lorraine today.
"But having said that, Margaret did go for psychological counselling and even the Queen herself during her Annus horribilis had someone to help her with breathing and relaxing.
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"So in a funny kind of way the royal family have a history of going for help from professional bodies for psychological issues they face."
Mr Morton admitted he was left with "more questions than answers" after Harry and Meghan's bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, during which a string of allegations were aimed at the Firm.
Though he did say Meghan speaking openly about having suicidal thoughts during her time as a royal was a "very sad admission".
"Especially as Harry is a patron of a mental health organisation, his godmother, Julia Samuel, is a well-known psychotherapist, she’s on speed dial. So it left me baffled that assertion," he said.
Meghan, 39, told the US chat show host during the interview, which aired on March 7, she "couldn't be left alone" and told her husband she "didn't want to be alive anymore".
She then claimed the Buckingham Palace HR department ignored her pleas for help because she wasn't a "paid employee".
Fighting back tears, the duchess said she considered ending her life, believing it "was better for everyone".
"I said that I needed to go somewhere to get help. I said that 'I've never felt this way before, and I need to go somewhere'. And I was told that I couldn't, that it wouldn't be good for the institution'," she claimed.
