Prince Harry ‘supported by William and Charles’ after his wife Meghan’s miscarriage

Prince Harry was supported by Meghan’s miscarriage by William and Charles, it has been claimed.

The Duke of Sussex, 36, could have contacted his older brother and father as he mourned the loss of his second unborn child.

In a candid essay published in the New York Times, the Duchess, 39, described lying in a hospital bed in July “watching my husband’s heart break” before asking, “Are you okay?”

The couple – who resigned from the royal family in March – secretly moved into an £ 11million mansion in Santa Barbara’s remote Montecito neighborhood in the same month as Meghan’s miscarriage.

A rift between William and Harry has been widely believed to have developed in recent years, but reports suggest the Duke of Cambridge has put aside any difference to support his grieving younger brother.

Grieving experts said Meghan’s revelation sent a powerful message to other mothers and would help break the stigma around what is often an ‘invisible loss’.

The Queen, 94, and the royal family are said to be united in their grief for Harry and Meghan. A palace insider said: “There is, of course, a lot of understandable sadness in the family.”

Sophie King, midwife of the Tommy charity, paid tribute to Meghan’s courage for sharing her story.

She said: “One in four pregnancies end in loss, but it is a real taboo in society, so mothers like Meghan sharing their stories is a vital step in breaking down this stigma and shame.

“Meghan’s essay praises the courage of parents who share their stories, and those who prefer to cry in private can always find solace and connection by reading the experiences of others.

In the article, Meghan said that she felt a sharp pain while taking care of their 17-month-old son Archie.

She wrote: “After I changed her diaper, I felt a severe cramp.

“I fell to the floor with him in my arms, humming a lullaby to keep us both calm, the happy tune contrasting sharply with my feeling that something was wrong.

“I knew, hugging my firstborn, that I was losing my second.

“Hours later, I lay down on a hospital bed, holding my husband’s hand. I felt the wetness of her palm and kissed her knuckles, wet from our two tears. “

Speaking, she said she hoped to break the cycle of “lonely mourning”.

She wrote: “Losing a child means carrying an almost unbearable grief, experienced by many but which few people talk about. In pain of our loss, my husband and I discovered that in a room of 100 women, 10-20 of them would have suffered a miscarriage.

“Yet despite the staggering common character of this pain, the conversation remains taboo, riddled with [unwarranted] shame, and perpetuating a cycle of lonely mourning.

Following Meghan’s story, Dr Christine Ekechi of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists said it was important to break the taboo around the devastating impact of miscarriage.

She said: “Unfortunately, early miscarriages are very common and can be a devastating loss for parents and their families. It is important to remove any stigma or shame surrounding this issue and to adequately support families at this time.

Clea Harmer, Executive Director of the Sands Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity, said: “A lot of people just don’t know what to say when a baby has died.

“And because it’s an ‘invisible’ loss, many mothers miscarry and may never disclose what happened to even their closest family or friends.”

Other members of the royal family have suffered the loss of an unborn baby. Princess Anne’s daughter, Zara Tindall, had two miscarriages before having her second child.

Sophie, the Countess of Wessex, wife of Prince Edward, lost her first baby in 2001, when she was airlifted to hospital with a potentially fatal ectopic pregnancy.

Meghan is said to have spoken out now because it took time for the couple to process their loss.

Mirror Online approached the palace for comment.