Meghan Markle’s half brother Thomas begs for end to family feud and says she’s only a royal thanks to her dad
MEGHAN Markle’s half-brother Thomas Markle Jr has pleaded with the Duchess of Sussex to end the bitter feud in their family.
The 53-year-old window fitter from Oregon went as far as to say that Meghan, 38, only became a royal thanks to her dad Thomas Markle Snr paying for her education.
According to the , Thomas Markle said: “I hope Meghan gets in contact but my dad needs to prepare himself for it never happening. She did not get in contact after his heart attack.
“But what she needs to remember is that she is only in Buckingham Palace with Harry because of her dad. He paid for her education and fancy clothes. He helped her become the exceptional woman she is and I beg her to recognise that.”
Meghan’s half-brother said that he’s been in contact with their dad and apologised for publicly criticising the duchess.
He added: “I’ve had no business making things worse between him, Meghan and Harry, and I want us all, but especially them, to be a proper family and reconcile.”
Thomas Jr was not invited to the wedding, which took place on May 19 at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle.
In May 2018, he wrote an explosive open letter telling Meghan to call off the upcoming nuptials, blasting it as a "fake fairy tale".
However, he reportedly later backtracked on the letter, which he said was written in a "moment of madness.
Meghan’s dad Thomas had been expected to walk his daughter down the aisle for her May wedding to Prince Harry, but was forced to pull out over health concerns.
He has since become estranged from his daughter and found out she was pregnant after hearing it announced on the radio.
Thomas Markle Jr and Samantha Markle, 55, were from the first marriage of Thomas Markle Snr and university sweetheart Roslyn Loveless.
Former lighting director Thomas was later married to yoga instructor Doria Ragland from 1979 to 1987, and they welcomed daughter Meghan into the world in 1981.
She is said to have a close relationship with her daughter and was the only member of Meghan's family to attend her wedding to Prince Harry in Windsor.
We shared how Meghan Markle’s estranged half-brother wins celebrity boxing bout and dedicates win to Duchess of Sussex and baby Archie.
And Thomas Markle Jnr previously said he hoped Meghan's new baby would heal the family rift.