09 March 2024 , 16:47
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Meghan Markle just gave a rousing feminist speech championing new mothers at South by Southwest Festival in Texas, but since then, an excerpt from Prince Harry's memoir of her telling Kate Middleton she had "baby brain" has resurfaced.
Meghan expressed empathy for new mothers during the keynote speech along with journalist Katie Couric, actress Brooke Shields and diversity equity and inclusion consultant at Peoplism, Nancy Wang Yuen as Errin Haines, host of The Amendment podcast, hosted. She claimed it was a "really vulnerable time" that is "dizzying" and "messy" while claiming "there is obviously a lot of work to be done supporting moms."
However, Kate and Prince William reportedly felt she wasn't as sympathetic to Kate after her pregnancy.
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Kate Middleton claimed she and Meghan Markle were 'not close enough' for her to be talking about her 'hormones' (Getty Images)According to a excerpt in Spare, Harry claims Meghan recalled a time in which she told Kate she had "baby brain" after giving birth to Prince Louie, which did not go down well with the Duchess of Wales.
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"You talked about my hormones. We are not close enough for you to talk about my hormones!" Kate reportedly told her, demanding an apology. Harry recounted that Kate was so angry, she gripped the chair until her knuckles turned "white." The Duke of Sussex claimed that William pointed at Meghan and told her that her "rude" comment was not appropriate in Britain. In response, Meghan told her brother-in-law to "take your finger out of my face."
This comes after Meghan appeared at SXSW Friday and advocated for new mums.
"My husband and I, our foundation the Archewell Foundation, helped to fund it because from our standpoint—and certainly from mine—it felt vital to see the information," Meghan she said during her speech. "It’s just always loved understanding women and our stories and our lives experiences and our shared experiences. I was really curious to see what the report would uncover."
"The way we see ourselves is reflected accurately or sometimes to our disservice, inaccurately," she added. "From a philanthropic standpoint there is obviously a lot of work to be done supporting moms. You can start with paid leave."
She then emphasised the importance of representation and how "vulnerable" being a new mum is.
"When you’re a new mom, it’s a really vulnerable time. The effect that social media can have on new mothers, even just the lack of sleep because they spend all this time scrolling, but it can also be really dizzying for them to see this portrayal of motherhood that looks so perfect when we all know it’s not perfect. We all know that it’s messy. I’m fortunate in that, among the privileges I have in my life, I have an incredible partner."
She then went on to praise Harry, who was sitting in the front row, while calling to protect new mothers.
"My husband is such a hands-on dad and such a supporter of me and my family. That I don't take for granted. That is a real blessing. But a lot of people don’t have that same level of support," she continued. "So I think for us, it’s about putting safeguards in so women, and moms especially, can not feel like they’re even more vulnerable when they go online."