Meghan Markle is reflecting on the relentless media attention that came with dating Prince Harry. In the second episode of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's new docuseries _Harry &

Meghan_, which hit Netflix Thursday, Meghan, 41, recalled how her life changed after it was confirmed she was dating the British royal, and how the paparazzi became frightening while she was

living in Toronto filming Suits. "I remember going to get flowers, coming out of the flower shop, and there must have been 9 or 10 paps standing in the street. They were all sort of

blocking the cars, and saying, 'Hey, how are you doing Meghan?' " and I was like, 'Oh thanks, stay warm guys!' " the Duchess of Sussex said. "And I

camera panned to an old headline from _The Sun_ saying Meghan "couldn't stop smiling" while out and about buying flowers, wearing a necklace with her and Harry's

initials. Friend Lucy Fraser said it was a shock for Meghan to come to grips with her new reality, and Meghan added in a separate sit-down that it felt at the time like all of the U.K. press

"descended upon Toronto." The _Archetypes _host said her home was "surrounded" and photographers would lurk, "waiting for me to do anything," she said. "I

was hearing all of this from thousands of miles away," Prince Harry, 38, recalled. "And trying to do something about it but being completely helpless." The scrutiny

increased, and Meghan said that her neighbors told her paparazzi would knock on their doors, looking for her, and certain neighbors were even paid to install a livestream camera in her

backyard. "Suddenly, it was like everything about my life got so much more insular. All the curtains were pulled, all the blinds were pulled," she said. "It was scary."

News of Harry and Meghan's relationship dominated headlines, placing a strain on their long-distance relationship, with Harry living in England. Tabloids dug into every detail of

Meghan's life before the royal spotlight, driving Harry to ask his girlfriend what was true and false. _CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF _PEOPLE_'S ROYALS COVERAGE?__ __SIGN UP FOR OUR

FREE ROYALS NEWSLETTER__ TO GET THE LATEST UPDATES ON KATE MIDDLETON, MEGHAN MARKLE AND MORE!_ "There were things said and things written that I had to go to her to ask. And that was

the hardest piece," Harry said, which his wife of four years agreed with. "It really accelerates the learning curve in a relationship," she explained. The first three episodes

of _Harry & Meghan_ are now streaming on Netflix. Volume two hits queues next Thursday, Dec. 15.