Meghan Markle claims she is 'the most trolled person in the world' during Australia tour

Meghan Markle has told Australian students she believes she is "the most trolled person in the world".

The Duchess of Sussex said the trolling came as she was "bullied and attacked" relentlessly every day for 10 years on social media.

Prince Harry initially addressed the crowd of young mental health advocates, stating that social media had "led to so much loneliness for so many people".

Meghan then spoke to the classroom, saying social media companies were "not incentivised to stop".

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Calmly and candidly, the duchess added: "And I can speak to that really personally, which is why I like to listen, because it rings true for me in a very real way.

"For now, 10 years, every day for 10 years, I have been bullied and attacked. And I was the most trolled person in the entire world.

"Now, I’m still here.

"And when I think of all of you and what you’re experiencing, I think so much of that is having to realise that you know that industry, that billion-dollar industry, that is completely anchored and predicated on cruelty to get clicks – that’s not going to change.

"So you have to be stronger than that."

The claims came during a discussion with young members and associates of Australian mental health organisation Batyr at Melbourne's Swinburne University of Technology on Thursday, the third day of the Sussexes' private tour of Australia.

Batyr is a preventative youth mental health organisation, established in 2011, that provides and delivers peer-to-peer programmes and speeches in schools, universities, and workplaces to "spark conversations around mental health".

They often engage with high-profile figures who draw upon their own experiences of mental health.

The organisation is hosting a two-day worskshop in Melbourne, addressing challenges faced by young people who are "being left behind by a crisis-driven mental health system".

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