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\"It’s not lost on us what a huge and significant moment that is and I think Archie will look back at that in so many years and understand that right at the beginning of his life he was fortunate enough to have this moment with one of the best and most impactful leaders of our time,\" Meghan told ITV News at Ten anchor Tom Bradby about the meeting. \"It’s really special.\"

The new details about Harry and Meghan's expected trip to the U.S. come as the royal couple is speaking out about their behind-the-scenes struggle of living their lives in the spotlight.

\"It’s hard,\" Duchess Meghan told Bradby for the documentary, \"Harry & Meghan: An African Journey.\" \"I don’t think anybody could understand that.\"

\"Harry & Meghan: An African Journey\" -- which airs in the U.S. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 10 p.m. ET, on ABC -- follows the couple during their Southern Africa tour.

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Prince Harry spoke to Bradby about the pressure he feels to protect Meghan and Archie decades after the 1997 death of his mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash that involved paparazzi.

\"I will always protect my family and now I have a family to protect,\" Harry said. \"So everything that she went through and what happened to her is incredibly raw every single day and that’s not me being paranoid that’s just me not wanting a repeat of the past.\"

\"And if anybody else knew what I knew, be it a father, be it a husband, be it anyone, you’d probably be doing exactly what I’m doing as well,\" he said.

Tune into “Harry & Meghan: An African Journey,\" hosted by \"Good Morning America\" co-anchor Robin Roberts, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 10 p.m. ET, on ABC.

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