‘An Almost Unbearable Grief’: Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex, Reveals She Had Miscarriage

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Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, seen here during a ceremony last year in London, revealed Wednesday in an op-ed that she suffered a miscarriage this past summer.

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The tragedy came amid a tumultuous year for the duchess, who, together with Harry, 36, announced at the start of the year that they would «step back» as working members of the British royal family.

The couple moved to Southern California, where they have also mounted a multipronged legal effort pushing back against tabloid media intrusions on their life. They have sued over several alleged violations of their privacy, including one suit filed in late July to stop the circulation of a photo of their young son.

Even amid this unwanted attention, the duchess noted in her piece Wednesday that all too often people suffer their personal tragedies in silence. She folded her own experience in with those who have lost loved ones to COVID-19; suffered from police violence this year; or struggled with the general anxiety felt by a nation politically and culturally at odds with itself.

«Some have bravely shared their stories; they have opened the door, knowing that when one person speaks truth, it gives license for all of us to do the same. We have learned that when people ask how any of us are doing, and when they really listen to the answer, with an open heart and mind, the load of grief often becomes lighter — for all of us,» the duchess wrote.

«In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.»

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