Meghan statement offers answers after years of questions about her relationship with father
A new statement from the Duchess of Sussex provides insight into her long-strained relationship with her father, Thomas Markle. The report examines the history of their public fallout, which began around the time of her 2018 wedding.
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The story addresses a long-standing public narrative regarding the private lives of the British Royal family and the impact of media scrutiny on personal relationships.
Image source, Getty Images By Jonny Dymond Royal correspondent Published 32 minutes ago Before today's allegations and the statement from the Duchess of Sussex there was not much at all between Meghan and her father.
Quite when the duchess last saw her father Thomas isn't clear. By the time her engagement was announced in 2017, a once-close relationship had cooled.
He had moved to Mexico following his retirement in the US and then, as he spoke freely to the media before and after her 2018 wedding, the relationship went into the deep freeze.
He said she barely called as he underwent heart surgery, the duchess's people briefed that she had. Then they went silent as he complained in interview after interview that he no longer saw his daughter, had never met Harry nor, later, his grandchildren.
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