THOMAS Markle has confirmed he will give evidence against his daughter, telling The Sun: “I’ll see Meghan in court.”
Thomas, 75, is prepared to be a witness in the legal battle over a letter she wrote to him detailing her heartbreak at their rift.
And he warned the Duchess of Sussex she is in for a bruising battle if she presses ahead with plans to sue a UK newspaper.
He said: “I wish it hadn’t come to this, but I will certainly testify against the things that have been said about me. The lies.
“When me and Meghan end up in a courtroom together, it will be quite stunning for everybody.”
He also vowed that “everything will come out” should he face Meghan in court.
And he blasted: “It will be emotional. I don’t know how we will both accept it.
“It would be the worst place to have to meet her and Harry — but it might come down to that because I will certainly testify against the things that have been said about me. The lies.”
When me and Meghan end up in a courtroom together, it will be quite stunning for everybody.
Thomas
Thomas has agreed to be a witness for a newspaper which his daughter, 38, is suing for publishing a personal letter she sent him in August 2018.
It sets up the prospect of a “Trial of the Century” with the Markles spilling family secrets at London’s High Court — much to the dread of the royals.
In his first newspaper interview since Megxit, Thomas branded their decision to quit royal life the “dumbest thing”.
He called Harry “whipped” and claimed “Meghan has turned into his mother”.
Thomas said of the court case: “I don’t like doing this to her. But I also don’t like what she has been doing to me.
“Everything has to come out when you go to court. That means all her phone records, as well as mine. And I don’t think she wants that to happen.”
Ex-Hollywood lighting director Thomas has not spoken to her since they fell out before the May 2018 royal wedding.
He has yet to meet son-in-law Harry or grandson Archie.
'BROKE HER HEART INTO A MILLION PIECES'
Thomas originally kept silent about Meghan’s five-page note posted to his home in Rosarito, Mexico.
Six months later its existence was revealed in US magazine People, in an article anonymously quoting five friends of Meghan.
Thomas felt the nameless pals — allegedly authorised to speak out by the Duchess — attacked him and misrepresented the letter, prompting him to take it to The Mail on Sunday.
He said: “I went to the paper because I wanted to defend myself for what was being said by those five people. I’m tired of being lied about and not being defended.
“I think Meghan had a huge role in it. Now it is my obligation to turn up and give evidence.
“I put the newspaper in this position by offering up a portion of that letter, which led to them being sued.
"This is my fault so I have to stand up for myself. It is a responsibility thing. Maybe it’s because I was a Boy Scout.”
Thomas hinted he didn’t think Meghan would want the full letter read out in court. He added: “The letter certainly wasn’t what it was described as in the People.
“I can’t say what else is in it. The only thing I can say is there are people who say she was reaching out to me and saying she loved me.
“Well the word ‘love’ is not there at all, in relation to me.”
He claims the case might even be bigger than President Trump’s ongoing impeachment trial.
But he warned a court fight might expose Meghan to greater scrutiny. He added: “There are people who gave her bad advice and I’m sure that will be on her phone somewhere.”
Meghan claims publication breached her privacy and copyright. The newspaper has filed its defence at the High Court, with a trial possible this year.
'THEY'RE HYPOCRITES'
Despite intending to testify, dad-of-three Thomas is clearly torn between his responsibility and the daughter he still loves.
Referring to the prospect of seeing Meghan in court, he said: “It would definitely be a two-Valium day for me.
“My nerves would be going, my stress levels would be very high and my blood pressure up.
“If I saw her, I would say: ‘I’m sorry, I wish we could have sat down and worked this out’.
“I don’t like the idea of sides, of being in a battle with my daughter. I don’t like not being able to talk to her.
“But in a way I would be thrilled to meet her, wherever she shows up. Although that (a court) is not the ideal place. I love my daughter. I think I have made that clear to everybody.”
While shocked by Megxit, he called on them to drop the “Sussex Royal” name and branded the couple hypocrites — since fell out with him for staging paparazzi pictures and giving interviews.
I don’t like the idea of sides, of being in a battle with my daughter. I don’t like not being able to talk to her. But in a way I would be thrilled to meet her, wherever she shows up.
Thomas
Thomas raged: “They are cashing in on the Sussex name.
“That is exactly what they told me I shouldn’t be doing. They’ve gone commercial. They should be just called Harry and Meghan now.
“Leaving the Royal Family is the dumbest thing they could have done. I don’t think they thought this out. It’s almost an abdication.
"Now they’ve moved to Canada where there is more Press and less protection. I don’t know what she will do now, maybe more voiceovers?
“Meghan is the most famous woman in the world. But fame is fleeting. If she does a movie, everyone will see it and want to say something about it.
“I don’t think she will run for US President. I know she took political science but I don’t think she’s interested in it.
“I feel sorry for the Queen. She has served the country all her life and Meghan and Harry, after a few months, say: ‘We are getting out of here’.”
HARRY IS 'WHIPPED'
Thomas also slammed Harry’s Sentebale charity speech, in which he said the decision to step away was “not one I made lightly”.
Thomas added: “He spoke like he had to do it to save his marriage and son but he came off like a wimping boy.
“In some ways, Meghan has turned into his mother. And he’s protecting his mother and child at the same time.”
Thomas, also dad to Thomas Jnr, 53, and Samantha, 55, has claimed it was Harry who raged at him when he was in hospital recovering from a heart attack before the royal wedding.
Thomas joked they should have a High Noon showdown, saying: “I’d be happy to duel with Harry anytime. One round in the chamber. Cocked. Ten steps, turn and fire. That’d settle the score.
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“The way he’s been acting, I think he’d crouch on the ground before he gets to ten steps. He’s a candy-a**. He’s whipped.”
Thomas describes the last two years of his life as “hell”. But he maintains that he has a right to speak out about his daughter.
He said: “It hurts we couldn’t find a way to make up. All I want to do is tell the truth.”
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