Meghan Markle Says She Was “Most Trolled Person in the Entire World”

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Meghan Markle knows the pitfalls of social media firsthand. 

While meeting with students from Swinburne University of Technology alongside Prince Harry, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, shared her personal experiences with the challenges of online life.

She told the students that for the past ten years, she’s been consistently bullied and attacked, and at one point was the most heavily trolled person globally. Despite everything, she said, she’s still persevering.

Meghan pointed out that social media companies don’t have a strong reason to prevent harassment, which is a concern for her when thinking about the impact on future generations.

She continued, saying that when she considers what everyone is going through, she realizes the problem lies with an industry built on exploiting animals for views and profit. She believes this industry won’t change, so people need to be resilient and not let it affect them.

Meghan has often discussed the online abuse she’s faced since she and Harry started dating in 2016. She’s said it was particularly intense while she was pregnant with her children, Prince Archie, now 6, and Princess Lilibet, now 4.

Meghan Markle shared at SXSW in March 2024 that what should have been a private and joyful period in her life actually resulted in a significant amount of harassment and negativity.

Meghan shut down her personal Instagram account in 2018, the same year she married Harry.

According to a Kensington Palace spokesperson, Meghan Markle is thankful for the support she received on social media over the years. However, since she hasn’t been active on those platforms recently, she has decided to shut down her accounts.

Meghan once explained that the negativity directed towards her wasn’t just petty, but deeply hurtful. She wondered why anyone would intentionally be so unkind, especially when she was pregnant or had a new baby.

Looking back, she realizes that being pregnant and becoming a new mother surprisingly helped her get through a difficult time.

When I found out I was pregnant, my natural maternal instincts took over,” Meghan explained. “You’ll do anything to keep your baby safe, and that includes looking after yourself as well.

At the time, the Suits alum said she stayed away from social media for her “own wellbeing.” 

Meghan shut down her personal Instagram account in 2018, the same year she married Harry.

According to Kensington Palace, Ms. Markle appreciates everyone who followed her on social media, but she has decided to close her accounts as she hasn’t been using them recently.

Meghan Markle didn’t start using social media again until she reactivated her Instagram account in January 2025. Since then, she’s chosen to share occasional photos offering a peek into her family life with Harry and their children, but has kept comments turned off on her posts.

For more insight into the pair’s family life, read on.  

Meghan and Princess Lilibet enjoyed some time in the garden in April 2025.

Prince Archie also enjoyed examining the roses in a garden in April 2025.

Harry and Princess Lilibet shared a sweet moment on a boat ride in March 2025.

Prince Archie enjoyed the holiday celebration with fresh strawberries to boot.

Princess Lilibet played a game with her mom’s friend in early 2025.

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, shared this photo from their year-in-review Instagram video on New Year’s Eve.

In 2019, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took their three-month-old son, Archie, with them on a trip to South Africa. While there, they had the opportunity to meet Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Meghan was seen reading the book Duck! Rabbit!” to Archie on his first birthday, May 6, 2021.

I was so thrilled when Meghan and Harry introduced their son, Prince Archie – then known as Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor – to the world! It was back in May 2021, and they presented him so proudly in St George’s Hall at Windsor Castle. It was a beautiful moment!

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2026-04-16 16:47