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'It's not catty, it's cruel': Meghan describes being bullied while pregnant – video

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The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she was targeted by hateful abuse on social media while she was pregnant with Prince Archie and again when she was pregnant with Princess Lilibet.

During a panel discussion on Friday, Meghan said: 'You just think about that. And you have to really wrap your head around why people would be so hateful. It's not catty, it's cruel. Why you would do that? And certainly when you're pregnant or you have a newborn, we all as mums, you know it's such a tender and sacred time.'

The duchess added that social media tended to depict unrealistic portrayals of motherhood: 'We all know it's not perfect. We all know that it's messy'

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