Meghan Markle (opens in new tab) and Prince Harry have officially started a new life (opens in new tab) away from all the drama the British tabloids have caused and are now spending some much needed time of their own in Canada (opens in new tab). Ever since Meghan and Harry announced that they were stepping down from their royal duties, the crap that Meghan has had to put up with (opens in new tab) has become increasingly apparent.

During Meghan's tenure as a full-time royal, she was forced to deal with unfair, racist, negative tabloid articles about her (open in new tab) almost daily. (Take a look at some of the awful headlines (opens in new tab) written about her.) At one point, she told a reporter (opens in new tab) candidly that she felt that dealing with the press was really "challenging" and very "vulnerable."

(opens in new tab)A new report in Us Weekly (opens in new tab) reveals more heartbreaking details about Meghan's life as royalty. According to the magazine's sources, Princess Meghan's attention span has become so bad that she is actually afraid to go outside because she doesn't want to do anything that would attract any more negative press. Sources said she felt "claustrophobic and claustrophobic" and suffered panic attacks because of all the stress. [Fortunately, however, moving to Canada was a great relief for her. Princess Meghan is thrilled to have escaped the chaos of London. She feels as if she has been reborn," she says. In addition to not being hounded by the British press 24/7, Meghan reportedly loves that she no longer has to worry about following outdated royal protocol (opens in new tab). She feels more relaxed and almost comfortable in her yoga pants. She feels more relaxed and likes to walk around with little makeup and a fresh face"

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Well, here's to this new chapter! Life in Canada is going to be great for Meghan and Harry's mental health and for any projects they want to work on outside of the Royal Family (opens in new tab).

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