40 years of Meghan Markle: look back on her chaotic relationship with her father Thomas Markle
She entered the private circle of the British Crown and since then, the less Meghan Markle hears about her father Thomas, the better she seems to be. This break between father and daughter was difficult to imagine several years ago.
It takes more than a burning rag to define Meghan Markle's relationship with her father, Thomas Markle. While the father-daughter bond seemed strong in the early days of her relationship with Prince Harry, the Suits portrayal of Rachel Zane quickly demolished the pattern of this beautiful family her fans imagined. While geographic distance has taken them far apart without much of their relationship suffering, learning that her father had orchestrated a fake paparazzade to make money off her has put Meghan Markle on her own. War is then declared between the Duchess and her father. The latter did not even attend the wedding. Officially, the American was being held back across the Atlantic for health reasons, unofficially he might not even have had the right to set foot on British soil to hope to catch a glimpse of the event. It was on the arm of Prince Charles, Harry's father, and supported by her mother Doria Ragland that Meghan Markle was led to the altar on one of the happiest days of her life.
Not always angry
Thomas Markle, for his part, pulled out all the cards he had in his hand to make his daughter fold and hope for a reconciliation. In vain. The future grandfather expresses his anger when he learns from the media of his daughter's first pregnancy. The birth of Archie will not warm Meghan's relationship with her father. The latter is deprived of visits, as he cannot see his granddaughter Lilibet. To respond to this affront, Thomas Markle is reportedly even considering taking Meghan and Harry to court so that he can find a real place in the family.
In Meghan Markle's earliest childhood, however, nothing predicted that things would take such a turn. At the time, the future Hollywood star took pride of place in her father's heart. The latter, already a father twice, only has eyes for Meghan, whom he nicknames Flower (flower, in French, ed). He pays him the best schools to ensure his future and takes him with him on the sets of series when he is still chief lighting designer. To see Meghan no longer wants to hear from him or even see him is ingratitude on his part after all he's done for her. His word against Meghan's ...
