Meghan Markle Reveals Miscarriage Details in NYT Article

The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle revealed in a New York Times article published earlier today, Wednesday, that she had a miscarriage a few month ago.

The 39-year-old royal announced that the miscarriage happened last July when she was taking care of her first child with Prince Harry Archie one morning. “I knew as I was clutching my firstborn child, that I was losing my second,” Markle said describing how she dropped to the floor while holding her son after feeling an intense pain in her abdomen.

Markle continued to describe in detail how she and her husband were brought to tears hours later in the hospital. “Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but talked about by few,” she wrote before adding, “In the pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10 to 20 of them will have suffered from miscarriage. Yet despite the staggering commonality of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with unwarranted shame, and perpetuating a cycle of solitary mourning.”

Despite the fact that the Buckingham Palace announced that the Duchess’ article is “a deeply personal matter, which we would not comment on,” many of the British miscarriage research and support charities supported Markle’s honesty and openness saying that will help many of the people going though the same pain and grief know that they are not alone despite the fact that it may feel like they are.

It is noteworthy that the Duchess of Sussex used her miscarriage experience to try and bring people together, “let us commit to asking others, ‘Are you OK?’” she encouraged before continuing, “As much as we may disagree, as physically distanced as we may be, the truth is that we are more connected than ever because of all we have inpidually and collectively endured this year.”