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'An Almost Unbearable Grief': Meghan, Duchess Of Sussex, Reveals She Had Miscarriage

In The New York Times, the former Meghan Markle said she was expecting a second child with Prince Harry when the miscarriage happened in July. She said she hopes to help others by sharing her story.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, seen here during a ceremony last year in London, revealed Wednesday in an op-ed that she suffered a miscarriage this past summer.

The Duchess of Sussex has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage earlier this year. In a personal account published Wednesday in The New York Times, the former Meghan Markle said she had been pregnant, expecting her second child with Prince Harry, when a "sharp cramp" overwhelmed her in July.

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