Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed she “made an active effort” to heal the rift between herself, Prince Harry and the wider Royal Family, after leaving the Firm in 2020 and quitting royal duties.

Since settling in Montecito, California, relations have been strained between the Sussexes and senior royals after Meghan revealed private details about life within the Royal Family during TV interviews and a Netflix docuseries. Meghan highlighted such tensions in an interview with The Cut magazine in 2022.

The interview came about when Meghan was promoting her podcast, Archetypes. Meghan told the magazine: “I think forgiveness is really important. It takes a lot more energy to not forgive…But it takes a lot of effort to forgive. I’ve really made an active effort, especially knowing that I can say anything.”

As reported in the Mirror, Meghan spoke about voicing her experiences: “It’s interesting, I’ve never had to sign anything that restricts me from talking…I can talk about my whole experience and make a choice not to.”