couple\u2019s<\/a> comments came on a four-day quasi-royal trip to Australia where they are attending a mixture of public engagements and commercial events.<\/p>\nSpeaking at the InterEdge Summit in Melbourne on Thursday, Harry recalled the grief he felt after his mother Princess Diana died in a car crash when he was just 12 years old.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter my mum died just before my 13th birthday \u2013 I was like: \u2018I don\u2019t want this job. I don\u2019t want this role \u2013 wherever this is headed, I don\u2019t like it,\u2019\u201d he said, according to PA Media.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt killed my mum and I was very much against it, and I stuck my head in the sand for years and years. Eventually I realized \u2013 well, hang on, if there was somebody else in this position, how would they be making the most of this platform and this ability and the resources that come with it to make a difference in the world?\u201d<\/p>\n
Harry has spoken extensively about the devastating impact of his mother\u2019s death, citing it as the reason for his protectiveness over his wife and young family.<\/p>\n
He and Meghan stepped down as working royals six years ago, later alleging in interviews, a Netflix documentary and a memoir that their hand was forced by a toxic cocktail of tabloid intrusion, entrenched racism in British institutions, online abuse and complex family dynamics, alongside a desire for financial independence.<\/p>\n
Meghan reiterated the effect of that online abuse on Thursday, saying that \u201cevery day for 10 years, I have been bullied and attacked. And I was the most trolled person in the entire world, man or woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNow, I\u2019m still here,\u201d she added, while addressing young people affiliated with the Australian mental health organization Batyr and speaking about Australia\u2019s pioneering ban on social media for children under 16.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I think of all of you and what you\u2019re experiencing, I think so much of that is having to realize that you know that industry, that billion-dollar industry, that is completely anchored and predicated on cruelty to get clicks \u2013 that\u2019s not going to change.\u201d<\/p>\n
Harry and Meghan\u2019s tour to Australia, where they are spotlighting sport, mental health, and veterans, has prompted a mixed reception. But despite press coverage framing this trip as a money-making exercise, it\u2019s unclear how much the pair stand to benefit financially.<\/p>\n
Their tour is privately funded, Harry wasn\u2019t paid anything to speak at the InterEdge Summit on Thursday, and sources say rumors that Meghan received a huge sum for appearing on MasterChef Australia are false.<\/p>\n
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