Meghan Markle Appears Sad, Hurt Discussing These Recent Challenges, 'It's A Lot'

It's no question that the press has been pretty much obsessed with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry -- and not always in the best way. Up until recently, the royal couple has seemingly ignored the antics but not anymore. Meghan is speaking out alongside her husband in the special primetime documentary, "Harry & Meghan: An African Journey."

"Especially as a woman, it's really -- it's a lot," Meghan explained to ITV News anchor and friend Tom Bradby about the seemingly non stop negative press. "So you add this on top of just trying to be a new mom or trying to be a newlywed."

"And also thank you for asking, because not many people have asked if I'm OK," the Duchess of Sussex added. "But it's a very real thing to be going through behind-the-scenes."

Of course, it's impossible to truly know what something is like before your actually in it, but that didn't stop Prince Harry from trying to prepare Meghan.

In an interview following their engagement, the former "Suits" actress that she was "naive" in her thoughts about what it was like to be a royal.

"I think I can very safely say as naive as it sounds now, having gone through this learning curve in the past year and a half, I did not have any understanding of what it would be like," the 38-year-old revealed.

"I don’t think either of us did, I had tried to warn you as much as possible," Harry agreed.

"Harry & Meghan: An African Journey" airs Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 10 PM ET on ABC.