‘Are We Okay?’ - Duchess of Sussex opens up about miscarriage

The Duchess of Sussex has opened up about her miscarriage this June with the New York Times, where she tries to eliminate some of the taboo over infant loss that exists in today’s society.

Meghan Markel recently moved to California with her Husband Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex out of the limelight to focus on their own lives. In the article she reveals her new life has not been what they hoped it would and after the heartache of her loss is at ‘breaking point’.

She recalled her experience saying she remembered ‘Sitting in a hospital bed, watching my husband’s heart break as he tried to hold the shattered pieces of mine’.

She then went on to detail all of the many heartaches she has been through on this rollercoaster of 2020 including helping to support the black lives matter movement and justice for Breonna Taylor, a topic she is clearly connected with emotionally after facing racism in the media when she gained her title of Duchess.

She talked about her experience in June, where she found out she was losing her second child and suffered from immeasurable grief. However, Meghan hopes that being brave enough to open up about her experience will help women in similar situations find closure in knowing they are not at all.

She finishes off the article by urging people as we celebrate thanksgiving with one another and the holiday seasons to make sure to check on your friends and relatives who are struggling to find things to be grateful for.

This year has taken much away from all of us and she urges that ‘the only way to begin to heal is to first ask, “Are you OK?”’.

With time, we will all start to come to terms with this year’s sufferings and in this moment, we stand with Meghan and with our communities in unity as we go into this New Year.

“Are we OK? We will be.” – Meghan Markle.