Meghan Markle to ‘end’ four-year rift with father Thomas after stroke
The Duchess of Sussex has reportedly reached out to her father Thomas to end their four-year estrangement after he suffered a stroke.
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Meghan Markle is reportedly trying to end her four-year rift with her estranged father Thomas after he suffered a stroke.
According to The Mirror, the Duchess of Sussex reached out to her dad’s camp after he was discharged from hospital.
“Despite their estrangement, Meghan is concerned,” an insider told the publication.
“She wants to know if there is any way to contact her father privately, without other family knowing about it or having to get involved.”
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The former Suits actress is said to be concerned that contacting her father will mean having to speak to her half-siblings Thomas Jr and Samantha.
“Meghan can’t contact her half-siblings because she believes they have their own agendas,” the source said.
“If she can contact their dad, she wants it to be totally private. It won’t involve Netflix, it won’t involve any photographs and it must not involve any tip-offs to the paparazzi.”
The move comes as Thomas was discharged from the hospital five days after suffering a massive stroke.
The retired Hollywood lighting director was said to have lost his speech following the incident.
After leaving the hospital, the 77-year-old told the Mail on Sunday: “I feel hugely grateful and know how lucky I am to be alive.
“I want to thank everyone, especially the wonderful doctors and nurses who saved my life. They are angels.
“I have been deeply moved by loving messages I’ve received from all over the world. People have been so kind.
“I can’t speak right now, but I am working hard and will thank people properly when I can.”
Meghan had a falling out with her father after he posed for paparazzi pictures ahead of her 2018 wedding.
It caused a rift between the two and Thomas missed the nuptials, claiming he had suffered a heart attack just days before he was due to walk her down the aisle.
During an interview with Oprah Winfrey last year, the Duchess spoke of her father’s “betrayal”.
“When I said we won’t be able to protect our own kids one day and I said: ‘So I just need you to tell me and if you tell me the truth, we can help’,” she told the talk show host.
“He wasn’t able to do that. And that for me has really resonated, especially now as a mother.
“I look at Archie, I think about this child, and I genuinely can’t imagine doing anything to intentionally cause pain to my child.”
Thomas has never met his son-in-law Prince Harry or his two grandchildren Archie, three, and Lilibet, who turns one this week.
– With The Sun
Originally published as Meghan Markle to ‘end’ four-year rift with father Thomas after stroke
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