Meghan Markle’s Father Thomas Markle Undergoes Leg Amputation in the Philippines: Report

In her 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan spoke candidly about the breakdown of her relationship with her father, saying, “I’ve lost my father.” She recalled confronting him about the staged paparazzi photos, explaining, “We called my dad and I asked him… He said, ‘No, absolutely not.’ ”

Meghan said she urged him to be honest, so she could help: “I said, ‘If you tell me the truth, we can help,’ and he wasn’t able to do that. And that, for me, has really resonated, especially now as a mother.” She added that she “can’t imagine” intentionally causing pain to her own children, making the rift difficult to reconcile.
In their 2022 Harry & Meghan docuseries, Harry said he “shouldered” some of the blame for the fallout. “She had a father before this and now she doesn’t have a father,” he said, adding, “If Meg wasn’t with me, then her dad would still be her dad.”