Harry and Meghan discuss ‘protecting’ children from online harm

Alongside the sit-down interview, clips showed the couple meeting with bereaved parents near Santa Barbara, most of whom had lost a child due to harmful social media content or online bullying.

Prince Harry said that it has reached a point where almost every parent has to be “a first responder”.

“And even the best first responders in the world wouldn’t be able to tell the signs of possible suicide,” he said.

“That is the terrifying piece of this.”

Prince Harry, whose mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, died when he was 12, has been open about the impact grief had – and continues to have – on his mental health.

In her interview with Oprah, Meghan also spoke about her battles with poor mental health.

She said there was “a through-line” which connected her experience to those families who had lost a child.

“When you’ve been through any level of pain or trauma, I believe part of our healing journey – certainly part of mine – is being able to be really open about it,” she said.

Meghan said that she hadn’t really “scraped the surface” on her own experience, but she never wanted anyone else to feel the way she had.

She said: “If me voicing what I have overcome will save someone or encourage someone in their life to really genuinely check in on them, and not assume the appearance is good so everything is OK, then that’s worth it. I’ll take a hit for that.”