Meghan Markle Praises Prince Harry as a ‘Hands-on’ Dad to Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, opened up on a panel at the SXSW Conference about just how supportive Prince Harry is as a father.

Meghan Markle is opening up about Prince Harry’s “hands-on” parenting style.

On Friday, the Duchess of Sussex, 42, made an appearance at the SXSW Conference, joining an International Women’s Day panel called “Breaking Barriers, Shaping Narratives: How Women Lead On and Off the Screen” along with Katie Couric, Brooke Shields and author/sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen.

Meghan shared about what her experience was like as a brand-new mother — and how bullying on social media caused severe negative impacts on her mental health.

“The bulk of the bullying and the abuse that I was experiencing in social media and online was when I was pregnant, with Archie and with Lili, and with a newborn with each of them,” she said.

“… When you’re a new mom, it’s a really vulnerable time,” the Duchess of Sussex explained. “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.”