The heartbreaking reality of Meghan Markle's life in the royal spotlight has been brought into sharper focus by a series of interviews conducted for the ITV documentary Harry and Meghan: An African Journey, which aired in the U.K. on Sunday and will be shown in the US on Wednesday, October 22, on ABC. As well as providing a glimpse into Markle's mental state following the past few years of relentless tabloid gossip , the documentary revealed that the mother had previously been warned about the ferocity of the British press, but never realized how bad it could be.