The Duchess of Sussex ‘has no plans to see her father’ as he recovers in hospital from having a leg amputated and has reportedly given up hope of ever reconciling with him.
Thomas Markle, 81, underwent life-saving surgery in the Philippines after a massive blood clot was found in his leg, and has spoken of his desire not to ‘die estranged from Meghan’.
After failing to get hold of him by email or phone, the 44-year-old Duchess – who has not seen him since she married Prince Harry in 2018 – ‘reached out’ to her father in the form of a hand-delivered letter.
However she is thought to believe his relationship with the media – understood to be something she addresses in her letter – means they are unlikely ever to reconcile.
She has so far not had a reply to her letter, the Sunday Times reported.
The rift between the pair began when Mr Markle worked with a paparazzi photographer near his home in Mexico to stage photographs of him being fitted for a suit ahead of the Royal wedding.
Shortly afterwards he suffered two heart attacks and was forced to pull out of travelling to the UK for the ceremony.
He has never met his son-in-law, the Duke of Sussex, 41, or the couple’s children, Prince Archie, six, and Princess Lilibet, four.
