Meghan Markle’s father is in intensive care in hospital, after undergoing emergency surgery in the Philippines.
Thomas Markle, 81, who has been estranged from his daughter since her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry, was rushed to hospital on Tuesday after being taken gravely ill at home.
He underwent around three hours of surgery during Wednesday and today remains in the intensive care unit. He now faces a second procedure to remove a blood clot.
His son Thomas Jr said: ‘I took dad to a hospital close to our home and they did various scans and the doctors said his life was in imminent danger.
‘They raced us by ambulance, with the sirens going, to a much bigger hospital in the centre of the city. My dad has undergone emergency surgery. I would ask everyone around the world to keep him in their thoughts.’
Thomas’s daughter Samantha, 61, said she believed the strain of the last few years had taken its toll on her father and added to his fragility.
She said: ‘He is a strong man, but he has been through so much. I am praying that he is strong enough to survive this.’
Mr Markle has been in poor health for years. He suffered two heart attacks on the eve of his daughter’s wedding which prevented him from getting on a plane from his home in Los Angeles to London.
