The Harry and Meghan interview with Oprah

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, revealed there were discussions among the royal family about her and Prince Harry’s son’s skin color and she described her own “suicidal thoughts” in an exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday night. 

In the bombshell interview that aired Sunday on CBS, Harry and Meghan also said they did not “blindside” either Queen Elizabeth or other members of the royal family when they announced they would take a step back from official duties. 

Meghan said she had a “clear and real and frightening thought” about suicide while a working member of the royal family. Harry said she did not receive any support from the royal family over her mental health, saying, “it was not a conversation to be had.”

“I didn’t know who to turn to,” Harry said. Harry said he continued to ask his family for help, and had several conversations with his father, even to the point where his own father wasn’t answering his calls. 

Additionally, Meghan said that “in the months when I was pregnant… we have in tandem the conversation of he won’t be given security, he’s not going to be given a title, and also concerns and conversations about how dark his skin might be when he’s born.” 

The pair also revealed their second baby will be a girl.