Deprived of Archie and Lilibet, Meghan's father says he wants to sue her
Thomas Markle, Meghan's father, made a new media outlet, threatening to press charges against his daughter and Prince Harry in order to obtain permission from a judge to meet her grandchildren.
Meghan Markle has not spoken to her father for more than three years. In May 2018, a few days before her marriage to Prince Harry, the 39-year-old ex-actress learned that Thomas Markle had negotiated fake paparazzades. An awkwardness that was followed by other incidents: the 77-year-old retiree, who had to be hospitalized urgently for heart problems when his daughter was getting married, had published a handwritten letter in the press a few months later that Meghan had sent her after her wedding. Since their quarrel, he also multiplies the media outings, pouring out in interviews as soon as he can to talk about their fractured relationship. "I lost my father," said the Duchess of Sussex in her interview with Oprah Winfrey last March. “Everyone has their responsibilities,” Oprah replied. “You know, (the paparazzi) chased my mom too. You never heard her say a word. She remained in dignified silence for four years watching me go through it all, ”Meghan replied.
On Wednesday July 21, 2021, Thomas Markle spoke again to Fox News. Interviewed at his home in Rosarita in Mexico, the former cinematographer this time threatened to file a complaint against Meghan and Harry to obtain the right to meet and visit his grandchildren Archie (2 years) and Lilibet (born June 4 last). “We shouldn't be punishing (the kids) for Meghan and Harry's bad behavior. Archie and Lili are young children. They don't play politics. They are not pawns. They are not part of the game. (...) I am going to ask the Californian courts for the right to see my grandchildren in the very near future ”, he declared. Thomas Markle's request will not succeed, however, with California laws stipulating that grandparents can apply for visitation rights only if the grandchildren are in danger or in an unstable situation with their parents. These rights are also based on the condition that there is a pre-existing relationship between grandparents and children, which is not the case with Thomas Markle.
"I made a stupid mistake and I was never forgiven"
The one who also hasn't met his stepson Prince Harry also made fun of him after the Duke of Sussex announced he would publish a memoir at the end of 2022. "Harry has nothing more to say. After three sessions with psychiatrists and a visit to Oprah Winfrey, I don't know what he can tell us then, ”he added.
In June, he had already poured out on the show "60 Minutes Australia", repeating that he was sorry to have organized false paparazzades three years ago but that it did not deserve to be excluded from the broadcast. life of her daughter and grandchildren. “Of course it hurts, there are murderers in prison who have family visits. I am not a murderer. I made a stupid mistake and I was never forgiven. In this program in which they participated, they speak of compassion, there is no compassion for me, no compassion for my family and no compassion for the world, ”he notably declared. He also lamented that Meghan was so “cold”. “Meghan was cold to me, and now Harry behaves the same with his father. It's cruel to do that, and it's even worse to behave with the queen, who is over 90 years old, ”he concluded.
