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Meghan Markle Admits Her Friends Warned Her Not To Marry Prince Harry

“I’m sure he’s great but…” - by Chelsea Tromans
  • 21 Oct 2019

Meghan Markle may have had previous experience with being in the public eye before she met Harry, but even she admits nothing could prepare her for the British tabloids.

Watch Below: Meghan Markle Has Admitted She's "Not Okay".

During the couple’s documentary Harry & Meghan: An African Journey, which follows them during their recent Africa tour and includes candid interviews between the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and ITV News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby, Meghan revealed that her British friends warned her against marrying Harry because they knew how vicious they could be. 

"In all fairness I had no idea, which probably sounds difficult to understand and hear. But when I first met my now-husband, my friends were really happy because I was so happy but my British friends said to me, 'I’m sure he’s great but you shouldn’t do it because the British tabloids will destroy your life.'” Meghan said.

"And I very naively—I’m American. We don’t have that there—[I said], ‘What are you talking about? That doesn’t make any sense. I’m not in any tabloids.' I didn’t get it. So it’s been, yeah, it’s been complicated."

She admitted that "It’s hard," dealing with the constant scrutiny of the British press. "I don’t think anybody could understand that."

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In Tembisa, Johannesburg, today The Duke and Duchess visited to meet young entrepreneurs at the YES hub - a hive for creativity and social enterprise. Their visit was an amazing tour of the ingenuity and opportunity - seeing businesses that varied from food to essential sanitary products for local women. During their visit, they were able to sample food from 'Chef Mish' - a local masterchef winner - which he makes at the site as part of his catering business and cafe. They then joined YES community members to take part in training and tests that will help them gain skills and find work. On the third stop today, entrepreneur Moss showed The Duke and Duchess the organic produce he's growing in the township with aquaponics - supplying local restaurants. And finally, The Duke and Duchess met the women behind the amazing Blossom Care Solutions - who are making 80,000 sanitary pads every month for women in their community. They are 100% compostable, and provide an essential low-cost product for women and girls. The Duchess has long campaigned on this issue and wrote in Time magazine in 2017, saying: "In communities all over the globe, young girls' potential is being squandered because we are too shy to talk about the most natural thing in the world. To that I say: we need to push the conversation, mobilize policy making surrounding menstrual health initiatives, support organizations who foster girls' education from the ground up, and within our own homes, we need to rise above our puritanical bashfulness when it comes to talking about menstruation." * See our previous post to see The Dukes speech #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica Photo ©️ PA images

But it doesn’t sound like she’d change any of it.

“The good thing is I’ve got my baby and I’ve got my husband, and they’re the best,” she said.

Harry & Meghan: An African Journey airs in Australia on Monday, 21 October at 11am on 10 play, and on Channel 10 on Tuesday, 22nd October at 7.30pm.

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Today, we are excited to be able to announce details for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's upcoming tour to Africa! 🇿🇦🇧🇼🇦🇴🇲🇼 * In just two weeks, Their Royal Highnesses will embark on this official tour focusing on community, grassroots leadership, women's and girls' rights, mental health, HIV/AIDS and the environment. This programme has been many months in the making, and The Duke and Duchess are eager to focus their energies on the great work being done in Southern Africa. From meeting with Archbishop Desmond Tutu to joining 'Waves for Change' on Monwabisi Beach, the South Africa programme will be educational and inspiring. The Duke is especially proud to continue the legacy left by his mother with her work in Angola as he joins Halo Trust again in an effort to rid the world of landmines. HRH will also travel to Malawi where he will check in on the British Army's partnership with African Parks and will be working on the ground supporting local communities. The Duke is particularly proud to be able to deliver an exciting new initiative, a Queen's Commonwealth Canopy three-country partnership which he designed and consulted with Governments in Namibia, Botswana and Angola to protect forest and wildlife corridors around the Okavango Delta. The Duchess will be working with local organisations to promote women and girls' health and education, entrepreneurship and leadership. With such a textured culture and history, Their Royal Highnesses are grateful for the opportunity to connect with those on the ground in Southern Africa and to be inspired by the work being done and learn how they can be better supported. As President and Vice President of The Queens Commonwealth Trust and The Duke's role as Commonwealth Youth Ambassador, The Duke and Duchess cannot wait to meet with young leaders mobilising change and adding to the beauty of these Commonwealth countries 🇿🇦🇧🇼🇦🇴🇲🇼 * "We look forward to seeing you soon!" * Photo ©️ PA images / Tim Graham - Getty Images / @Sentebale /@AfricanParksNetwork / @YouthAlert
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Arch meets Archie! This morning The Duke and Duchess were honoured to introduce their son Archie, to Archbishop, Desmond Tutu and his daughter, Thandeka. The Archbishop, a globally respected figure in anti-apartheid movement, is one of the world's great champions of equality, and has spent his life tirelessly battling injustice. Their Royal Highnesses have joined The Archbishop and Thandeka to learn more about the work of The Tutu and Leah Legacy Foundation, and see first-hand how they are focussing on global awareness of the critical issues affecting the world. #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica * Photo ©️ Reuters
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