Meghan Markle shares her journey in parenting with her husband Prince Harry amid royal and social bullying

At the recent SXSW Conference, Meghan Markle joined in a panel discussion on International Women’s Day, sharing her insights on motherhood and the challenges posed by social media.

The panel, ‘Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen,’ featured several known faces along with the Duchess of Sussex such as Katie Couric, Brooke Shields, and Nancy Wang Yuen.

Meghan opened up about the difficulties she faced as a new mother, particularly the bullying and abuse she endured online, and from the royal family.

‘We all know that it’s messy’: Meghan

“The bulk of the bullying and the abuse that I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant, with Archie and with Lili, and with a newborn with each of them,” she revealed.

“The effect that social media can have on new mothers, even just the lack of sleep because they spend all this time scrolling, but it can also be really dizzying for them to see this portrayal of motherhood that looks so perfect when we all know it’s not perfect. We all know that it’s messy.”