Doria Ragland breaks down in tears while discussing her daughter Meghan Markle’s suicidal thoughts in “Harry & Meghan.”
In new episodes released Thursday, the 66-year-old recalls the “Suits” alum telling her that “she had wanted to take her own life.”
Ragland remembers, “That really broke my heart because I knew that it was bad. … That’s not an easy one for a mom to hear.”
The former yoga instructor notes that both she and Markle’s husband, Prince Harry, couldn’t “protect” the former actress from the media hate she received amid her relationship with the royal.
“[She was] just constantly be picked at by these vultures just picking away at her spirit,” Ragland says of Markle, 41, “actually think[ing] of not wanting to be here.”
Ragland’s emotional interview comes nearly two years after the “Deal or No Deal” alum publicly shared her battle with suicidal thoughts for the first time.
“I just didn’t want to be alive anymore,” Markle told Oprah Winfrey during a bombshell March 2021 interview. “I knew that if I didn’t say it that I would do it. And that was a very clear and real and frightening constant thought.”
Prince Harry, Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle and Archie
“That’s not an easy one for a mom to hear,” Ragland said on “Harry & Meghan.”
Netflix
The Duchess of Sussex explained that while she was pregnant with her son, Archie, in January 2019, she told Harry that she couldn’t “be left alone” ahead of an event at Royal Albert Hall.
“If you zoom in, you can see how tightly his knuckles are gripped around mine,” Markle said. “You can see the whites of our knuckles, because we are smiling and doing our job, but we’re both just trying to hold on.”
Harry, 38, admits in the Netflix show that he “hates” himself for how he reacted to his wife’s confession.
“I didn’t deal with it particularly well,” the former military pilot recalls. “What she needed from me was so much more than i was able to give.”
As for Markle, she says, “I wanted to go somewhere to get help, but I wasn’t allowed to. They were concerned about how that would look for the institution.”
6
What do you think? Post a comment.
The couple left England in January 2020 and now live in Montecito, Calif., with Archie, 3, and their 1-year-old daughter, Lilibet.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
Hot news:
Hot news:
News
Jason Kelce reveals what Dad Ed BANNED Travis from doing during football games during episode of New Heights… but Chiefs tight end insists those ‘I wouldn’t be where I am now if I had listened and my instincts got me where I am’
Jason Kelce has revealed one thing in particular that his dad, Ed, banned his brother, Travis, from doing during football games on the latest episode of New…
You will never age for me, nor fade, nor di.e.” …Travis Kelce proposed with $900k rings, Taylor Swift Said “Yes” ,Announced Anticipating Wedding Date in 2024
As TikTok user @swiftieinkc pointed out, the ring appears to be opal in the center and blue topaz around the outside (although this is still unconfirmed). If…
Travis and Jason Kelce TEASES a SPECIAL New Heights Episode Tomorrow for the Season 2 Finale and a SPECIAL Guest Appearance that was so Obviously Teased: It’s going to be one of the history books as Travis finally breaks his silence on THAT Eras Tour appearance and react to the “Engagement rumors”
Travis Kelce is finally discussing his internet-breaking Eras Tour cameo. Less than two weeks after he appeared on stage during Taylor Swift’s third show…
Travis and Jason Kelce celebrates Mom 71st Birthday : It’s your enduring love that I think of when I’m feeling down. You always find the right words to comfort me during hard times. That’s why celebrating you on your special day is so important to me. Thank you for everything. Happy birthday! JASON
Before her son Jason Kelce told his teammates he was retiring from football, Donna Kelce reflected on what made the Philadelphia Eagles center so great. She focused…
Breakiпg News: Jasoп Kelce iп Floods of Tears as He Beholds His First Adorable Soп iп Tears with Over Joyed Wife Kylie Kelce
The wife of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce posted an adorable new photo of the couple’s newborn daughter, Bennett, 3 months old. Wrapped in a white…
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrated Easter Sunday with Jason and Kylie at their million-dollar home in Pennsylvania. Kylie Kelce personally went into the kitchen to treat them to a special dish before returning to LA on the singer’s private plane..
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce took a cross-country hop to spend Easter Sunday with Jason and Kylie and their family at their home in Pennsylvania.And Swift took another step into the heart of the…
End of content
No more pages to load