Thomas Markle claims Meghan ‘killed’ him (but his hopes of reconciliation are alive and well)

In an interview aired on Australia’s 7News Spotlight on April 30, Meghan Markle’s father Thomas and her half-siblings Tom Jr. and Samantha sat down for the first time in years to talk about the controversial duchess. Their desire to speak their truth could become yet another “Oprah interview,” deepening the rift between them and the Sussexes. For example, Samantha declared Meghan and Prince Harry’s marriage a “toxic relationship” and called out Meghan for failing to defend her father when the salacious tabloids portrayed him as a drunken slob.

Thomas seemed more sorry than bitter. He confirmed he hadn’t heard from his younger daughter in four years, although during that time he suffered a stroke that affects his speech and mobility to this day. “If that doesn’t move them, what will?” he asked. Thomas also criticized a passage in Harry’s memoir, Spare, in which the prince described Meghan mourning her father as if he were dead. “She killed me and then she mourned me,” he explained, adding : “I refuse to be buried by her.”

Despite all the bad blood, Meghan’s dad is hoping they can mend their damaged relationship before it’s too late. Thomas Markle asked Meghan to sit down with him and suggested the prince could help. “I think Harry should take the lead here and try to bring us back together somehow,” he said.