Thomas Markle has opened up to his close friends about his fears that daughter Meghan will never see him again – telling pals: “I haven’t talked with Meghan and Harry in a long time.”
The Duchess of Sussex’s ailing dad is said to be “heartbroken” at his growing estrangement from daughter Meghan since missing her fairytale wedding to Harry. Markle Snr fears they may not “ever be together again” and believes the royal couple are now “shot” of him. But while increasingly distanced from Meghan, the retired lighting director met up with his son Tom Jnr for the first time in more than four years at the weekend.
The hour-long reunion will pour even more pressure on the former actress to travel from Kensington Palace to his Mexico to check on his health. A source said: “Thomas is heartbroken. He is at a complete loss as to why he has been excluded.” Thomas, 71, has been telling friends: “I haven’t talked to Meghan and Harry for a long time. I think they’re shot of me now.” His despair comes after he failed to attend the royal wedding in May.
He suffered heart palpitations and had emergency surgery shortly after being exposed for faking paparazzi pictures for cash. He then appeared on Good Morning Britain two weeks ago and broke royal protocol by revealing his new son-in-law’s views on Brexit and Donald Trump.
Mr Markle now fears Megan will never visit him in Mexico, saying: “I don’t know if she’ll visit. I told her not to come and visit when I was in hospital. I think that relationship is lost now.”
Only last week, Thomas voiced his irritation Donald Trump will meet the Queen next week before he has had the chance to.
He said: “If the Queen is willing to meet our arrogant, ignorant, and insensitive president she has no excuse not to meet me, I’m nowhere near as bad.” Thomas met his son in San Ysidro, California, after travelling from his oceanfront home in Rosarito, Mexico, on Saturday. Tom Jr, 51, travelled 850 miles from his home in Grant’s Pass, Oregon, as he wanted to check on his dad’s health after his surgery to fit several stents.
The source said: “Despite tensions between them, Tom was determined to make sure his dad was OK. He is not flush with money, but he wanted to meet up. It is strange though why Meghan has not been to see her father when he has been so ill. His eldest daughter, Samantha, finds it difficult to travel as she uses a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis, but nothing is stopping Meghan.”
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