Meghan Markle feels "much better" after admitting she suffered suicidal thoughts while pregnant with son Archie.
The Duchess of Sussex discussed a range of issues in her first in-person interview since she and Prince Harry's tell all on the Oprah Winfrey show in March.
Speaking to host Andrew Ross Sorkin tonight, she said stepping back from royal duties has lead to an improvement in her mental health.
Mr Sorkin said there was a "moment when a lot of the world" was concerned and wondering about the comments she made.
The Duchess replied: "I'm feeling much better about everything, thank you."
In addition to her own mental health, the ex royal spoke of having to cut out coupons as a youngster, her time working as a waitress and her recent controversial letters to Republican Senators on the issue of paid parental leave.
Meghan, clad in an all-black outfit, wore a Remembrance poppy as she was questioned for the New York Times' DealBook summit.
During Prince Harry and Meghan's tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey, which aired on ITV on March 8, the couple made a series of bombshell revelations about their lives with other royals.
During the show - which was broadcast to 11.1million viewers - Meghan claimed there were "concerns" over their son Archie's skin colour.
She also claimed that she was denied help from the Royal Family during her private struggle with her suicidal thoughts.
Harry also claimed that his father and brother, Prince Charles and William, are "trapped" in the institution of the monarchy.
And just days ago a royal biographer revealed the interview was planned years in advance.
The Sussexes' rift with the Royal Family led to them moving to the United States last year and since then they have spoken regularly to American media about problems they allege forced them to leave.
Allegations or rumours of a difficult relationship between Meghan and other royals were widespread and the relationship deteriorated after their marriage in 2018.
While the Sussexes have given regular interviews to the media about their problems with the Royal Family, the one with most impact was made with Oprah earlier this year where Harry said he had to break the cycle and bring his children up in a different environment.
He was critical of the family while Meghan also alleged a racist incident with a royal who had questioned what colour would be the skin of her child when she was pregnant for the first time.
Now royal biographer Andrew Morton has said that the interview with Oprah was being discussed after Harry and Meghan tied the knot in 2018.
In his research for his new book “Meghan and the Unmasking of the Monarchy” he said he was astonished to find that negotiations were underway between Harry and Oprah just six months after they got married.
“They were planning the big Oprah interview several years before it actually happened,” he told CTV’s Your Morning.
Morton said in the book that he expected the couple to leave the UK for another country for the sake of their marriage as Meghan wasn’t prepared to take any more.
“For Harry, it was either Meghan, or the monarchy,” he said in the book.
