Meghan Markle referred to herself as “the most trolled person in the entire world” on day three of her and Prince Harry’s Australia tour.
The Sussexes visited Batyr, an Australian youth mental health organization, at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Melbourne, on Thursday and spoke to students about relentless online bullying.
“Every day for 10 years, I have been bullied and attacked,” the “Suits” alum, 44, said at the event, per People.
Markle added, “I was the most trolled person in the entire world.”
The ex-royal noted that dealing with social media abuse is an issue that “rings true for me in a very real way.”
She also lectured the students about “cruelty” on social media and told them they need to be “stronger” to handle cyberbullying.
“That industry, that billion-dollar industry that is completely anchored and predicated on cruelty to get clicks — that’s not going to change,” Markle stated.
Harry, for his part, said that while social media has “led to so much loneliness for so many people,” therapy can change that.
“I waited until I was literally in the fetal position, much older, lying on the kitchen floor until I was like, ‘OK, maybe this therapy thing — maybe I should try it,’” the 41-year-old shared.
The “Spare” author, who moved from the United Kingdom to Montecito, California, with his wife in 2020, said his mental health “could not stand living in a city.”
Later in the day, the couple attended the InterEdge Summit at the CENTREPIECE venue at Melbourne Park where Harry served as the keynote speaker on workplace mental health.
During his 19-minute speech, he reflected on his experience with grief following his mother Princess Diana’s death in 1997 when he was 12 years old.
“Experiencing that as a kid while in a goldfish bowl under constant surveillance, yes, that will have its challenges,” he told attendees, per the outlet. “And without purpose, it can break you.”
The father of two admitted that he’s “felt lost, betrayed or completely powerless” many times in his life.
Following the emotional speech, Harry reportedly had a discussion with Australian business leader and former politician Brendan Nelson and recalled not wanting to be a royal after Diana’s death.
“I was like, ‘I don’t want this job. I don’t want this role — wherever this is headed, I don’t like it,’” Harry said.
He added, “It killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years.”
But the former military pilot said he eventually realized his late mother would want him to use his “platform” and “resources” to “make a difference in the world.”
Markle and Harry touched down in Australia for their faux-royal tour on Tuesday.
Their first stops were at a children’s hospital, a women’s homeless shelter and a veteran’s art museum, while Markle also made time to film a guest appearance on “MasterChef Australia.”
According to an expert, the Sussexes could make as much as $10 million by speaking at events and making brand deals on their Australia tour.
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