Thomas Markle out of surgery: ‘It will take a long time to heal’

Samantha Markle has revealed that she had to wire her father for his surgery, as Thomas gives his first post-surgery statement.

Thomas Markle has successfully undergone surgery. Picture: Rachpoot/MEGA

MEGHAN Markle’s dad is alone and upset in hospital after surgery for a dangerous heart condition, her sister said last night.

Samantha slammed claims Kensington Palace was helping their ailing dad Thomas, 73 — revealing she had to wire him cash to survive.

Meghan’s wheelchair-bound sister, 53, said he was devastated to miss Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday but had been given no information by Kensington Palace.

She told The Sun: “He was upset. He wanted to go. But his doctor had the overruling opinion he needed surgery. So he’s smart enough to know, ‘This is life-threatening’.

“It’s all been so heartbreaking and now my father’s in surgery.”

Thomas himself told TMZ after the surgery: “I’m OK. It will take a long time to heal. Staying in the hospital a few more days. Not allowed to get excited.”

Samantha claimed her dad “checked in anonymously” to hospital yesterday to avoid photographers. There had been no sign of him leaving home in Rosarito, Mexico.

Thomas Markle has been plagued by health concerns in the lead-up to the wedding. MEGA

But he was last night said to have undergone successful heart surgery.

Samantha, who has multiple sclerosis, rejected reports that Kensington Palace had offered significant support to her dad in Mexico.

She added: “That is not true or he would not have been living in his place. He’d have been with security. I have receipts showing I’ve sent my father money twice by MoneyGram because he needed it.

“He is badly in need of help. I’m dreadfully worried about him. He’s completely on his own.”

Florida-based Samantha said the Palace had not offered to fly him to London early or give him details about how he would get there.

She said: “There was no actual contact from Meghan and she has not spoken with my father since the heart attack. I don’t know why, I’m not blaming her.”

Samantha also said Harry — who has never met Thomas — had stayed silent, claiming: “I know that contact has not been made.”

Thomas’s first heart attack last week saw him treated in an ill-equipped local hospital.

Markle’s family are proving ample tabloid fodder ahead of Saturday’s wedding. Picture: AFP

His daughter said: “I was worried as I hadn’t heard from him in a day and a half. And he called me crying and he said, ‘I had a heart attack.’”

He had recently been trying to live a healthy lifestyle, she said.

Samantha denied claims there was a rift between them over the deal to stage photos before the wedding. She insisted she brokered it to “defend” him from the paparazzi.

Samantha said Thomas was devastated by son Tom Jr who wrote an open letter saying Harry and Meghan should not marry. She said: “My father wants nothing to do with him.”

But last night Tom Jr looked to have had a change of heart, calling Meghan a “perfect modern princess”.

It was also claimed Samantha was in a crash after a photographer allegedly swerved in front of a car she was in. Reports claimed she had fractured a knee and ankle.

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission.