Meghan Markle shared some sweet comments about her husband, Prince Harry, while taking the stage at the SXSW panel.
The Duchess of Sussex, 42, appeared on the panel in honor of International Women's Day on Friday, March 8, alongside some famous faces, including Katie Couric and Brooke Shields. During the panel, which took place in Texas, Meghan spoke candidly about the challenges of motherhood, as she shares her four-year-old son, Archie, and her two-year-old daughter, Lilibet, with Harry.
While she noted that motherhood is “not perfect,” she praised her husband, who was sitting in the audience at the event, for being such an incredible father and support system.
“I'm lucky that among the privileges I have in my life, I have an incredible partner,” she said. “My husband is a very hands-on father and a great support to me and our family. And I don't take that for granted, it's a true blessing.”
After acknowledging that many do not have the kind of support that she does, Meghan specified why she was being so open about her relationship with Harry, whom she married in 2018.
“So I think for us it's about putting safeguards in place so that women and mothers, especially, don't feel even more vulnerable when they go online,” she said.
Previously on the panel, the Suits The student also spoke about the scrutiny she faced online as a mother. She specifically recalled the immense criticism and harassment she faced while she was pregnant with her children.
“The most harassment and abuse I experienced on social media and online was when I was pregnant, with Archie and Lili, and with a newborn for each of them,” she said. “And do you really understand why people would be so hateful? “It's not malicious, it's cruel.”
Noting that being pregnant is “such a sacred time,” she emphasized that she “can't understand” how people spread so much hate toward each other online.
He also highlighted the detrimental effect social media can have, noting that “even if it's generating dollars, it's pointless.”
“The toxicity that comes to you, yes, social media is an environment that has a lot of that,” he said. “I stay away from it.”
The SXSW panel isn't the first time Meghan has spoken candidly about motherhood and social media. During a panel discussion in October, titled “Archewell Foundation Parent Summit: Mental Wellness in the Digital Age,” she acknowledged how much she loved being a mother.
“Being a mother is the most important thing in my entire life; aside, of course, being his wife,” she said, before mentioning how “lucky” she was because the negative effects of social media were not on her. The “immediate future” of children. However, the duchess felt “scared” by the speed at which social media “continues to change.”
“They say that, as a father, the days are long but the years are short, that worries me,” he explained. “But I also get a lot of hope and energy from the progress we've made in the last year in being able to have these incredible parents, these survivors of these experiences, share their stories and the more information we can gather. what to do, the more we can move the needle a little.”
