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Meghan Markle's sister Samantha hits out at her after Oprah interview and insists 'depression is no excuse'

The Duchess of Sussex's half-sister Samantha Markle slammed her sibling after her Oprah Winfrey interview and said that her depression was 'no excuse for her behaviour'.

Last night, the UK tuned in to Meghan and Prince Harry's tell-all interview where Meghan opened up about her time as part of the Royal Family and even revealed that she had been struggling with suicidal thoughts.

Meghan told Oprah about this dark time in her life and how it was caused by the immense pressure from Royal duties.

Last year, Meghan and Harry decided to step back from their royal duties and now reside in Los Angeles.

But Meghan's half sibling Samantha has revealed she has no sympathy for Meghan and blasted her pregnant sister in a new interview.

Samantha, who has released a tell-all book called The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister Part 1, claimed mental health wasn't an excuse for treating people "like dishrags".

Samantha, who shares the same dad as Meghan, told Inside Edition : "Depression is not an excuse for treating people like dishrags and disposing of them."

Meghan Markle has revealed she suffered suicidal thoughts (Courtesy of Harpo Productions/CBS)

Her scathing dig was a direct response to tearful Meghan expressing her feelings in the TV interview.

Meghan told Oprah: "I didn't want to be alive any more -this was a very real and frightening constant thought."

But Meghan said she hadn't seen her sister in nearly two decades and rubbished claims she knew anything about her in her bombshell interview detailing all about her new life across the pond.

Samantha Markle on TV in 2018 (Channel 5)

"I think it would be very tell all when you don't know me. I grew up as an only child." She said.

"The last time I saw her, 18 or 19 years ago and before that, 10 years before that."

Samantha hit back claiming "how can she not know me?" when she said they have photographs together.

She said: "I don't know how she can say I don't know her and she was only child. We've got photographs over a lifespan so how can she not know me?"

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle give an interview to Oprah Winfrey (Courtesy of Harpo Productions/CBS)

In another blow, Meghan told Oprah her sister only changed her name from Grant to Markle when she begun dating Prince Harry.

But Samantha said: "I was a Markle before her. Markle has always been my name."

Meghan and Prince Harry have built a life for themselves in Los Angeles with their son Archie.

The couple revealed they were going to be having a baby girl.

*If you're struggling and need to talk, the Samaritans operate a free helpline open 24/7 on 116 123. Alternatively, you can email jo@samaritans.org or visit their site to find your local branch

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