Queen Elizabeth II may be used to dealing with various dignitaries, but even she has wisely decided to distance herself from the drama between Meghan Markle and some members of her family in the U.S. Rather than trying to use her influence to settle things, Her Majesty would rather have Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex deal with the issue by themselves.
To keep fans up to speed, Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, was supposed to be the person to walk her down the aisle. However, before the wedding happened, Thomas caused quite a stir when he admitted that he staged photos that made it look as if he was preparing to go to his daughter’s royal wedding.
The photos included shots of him trying on a suit, reading about Meghan and Prince Harry on the internet, as well as reading books about Great Britain. He later sold the photos to news outlets. It was speculated that Thomas opted not to attend Meghan’s wedding as he was still embarrassed about the photos at that time.
He apologized for what he did on “Good Morning Britain” in June 2018, which might have placed him back in Meghan’s good graces. But unfortunately, he did something more than just apologize. He also went on to tell what Prince Harry’s opinions were about the Brexit and Donald Trump, which breached protocol since royals are not supposed to express their political opinions.
Then he was on a series of interviews saying hurtful comments not only about Meghan but even about the royal family. “What riles me is Meghan's sense of superiority,” Thomas Markle told Daily Mail. “She'd be nothing without me. I made her the Duchess she is today. Everything that Meghan is, I made her.”
Seeing that her father was getting a little too friendly with the media, Meghan sent him a letter in August 2018 where she pleaded him to stop. However, her father instead released the letter.
“Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces,” Meghan wrote to her father. “If you love me, as you tell the press you do, please stop. Please allow us to live our lives in peace. Please stop lying, please stop creating so much pain, please stop exploiting my relationship with my husband.”
Queen Elizabeth II was concerned with how the situation is evolving, so she gave them instructions to solve the issue by Christmas. “She told them both that the whole thing was becoming a nightmare, and that they should try and sort things out,” an insider revealed.
Thomas Markle has been relatively quiet lately. His recent interaction with the media was when he expressed regret in not being able to attend the christening of his grandson Archie. “I have been asked if I would have liked to have gone to Britain to see my new grandson being christened,” he told Daily Mail.
“I was an altar boy at age 12, a confirmed member of the Queen's church at age 14, and Archie is my new grandson, so of course I would have enjoyed being there for the blessing, wishing Archie and his parents health and happiness,” Meghan’s father added.
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