{"id":2062750,"date":"2025-10-01T19:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2062750"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:14:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:14:58","slug":"meghan-markles-sister-blasts-duchess-for-leaving-dad-trapped-in-philippines-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markles-sister-blasts-duchess-for-leaving-dad-trapped-in-philippines-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle&#8217;s sister blasts duchess for leaving dad trapped in Philippines earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s half-sister, Samantha, blasted the Duchess of Sussex for leaving their father, Thomas Markle, trapped in his Philippines apartment after a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/30\/world-news\/6-9-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-eastern-visayas-region-in-philippines\/\">massive earthquake hit the area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cmy father is stuck on the 19th floor of a building in the Philippines after a massive earthquake and he can\u2019t walk and he is trapped,\u201d Samantha <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabesMatrix\/status\/1973041621781659857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted Tuesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShame on my disgusting evil f\u2013king sister forever putting our father in this position. I hope she is cursed. karmic vengeance will be mine,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha, 60, then <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabesMatrix\/status\/1973042389104369950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> Kensington Palace, writing, \u201cshame on Harry and Meghan. May they be damned.. he gave her everything and this is how she repays him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle\u2019s half-sister, Samantha, blasted the Duchess of Sussex for leaving their father, Thomas Markle, trapped in his Philippines apartment after a massive earthquake hit the area. <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cmy father is stuck on the 19th floor of a building in the Philippines after a massive earthquake and he can\u2019t walk and he is trapped,\u201d the author tweeted Tuesday. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Samantha also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabesMatrix\/status\/1973111014054044109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a> that she hopes \u201cthe same thing\u201d happens to Meghan, 44, and her husband, Prince Harry.<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabesMatrix\/status\/1973111014054044109\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to Meghan\u2019s reps for comment but did not immediately hear back.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Samantha gave an update about how her father was doing after the 6.9 magnitude quake hit the Philippines city of Cebu, where he resides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wish to extend our deep gratitude to everyone expressing concern about my father. Thank you,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabesMatrix\/status\/1973348690447233185\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she tweeted<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cShame on my disgusting evil f\u2013king sister forever putting our father in this position. I hope she is cursed. karmic vengeance will be mine,\u201d Samantha, 60, added. <span class=\"credit\">@TuckerToday\/Twitter<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Samantha also tweeted that she hopes \u201cthe same thing\u201d happens to Meghan, 44, and her husband, Prince Harry. <span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAs of today he is OK, and making plans to get out out of that building. They seem to be safe for now, and hopefully there will be no serious aftershocks,\u201d the screenwriter added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cProvisions are being made so that he won\u2019t be trapped in a similar situation again. God bless and stay safe everyone!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up tweet, Samantha hit back at people who claimed she was \u201clying\u201d about the effect the deadly earthquake had on her dad Thomas\u2019 living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cit\u2019s been so funny watching stinky little trolls mouth off about the earthquake in the Philippines and say things like, \u2018you\u2019re lying, everyone knows your brother was there to help,&#8217;\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BabesMatrix\/status\/1973369106653954326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she tweeted<\/a>, referring to her brother, Thomas Markle Jr.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Wednesday, Samantha gave an update about how her father was doing after the 6.9 magnitude quake hit the Philippines city of Cebu, where he resides.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In a follow-up tweet, Samantha hit back at people who claimed she was \u201clying\u201d about the effect the deadly earthquake had on her dad Thomas\u2019 living conditions.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201clol my brother can\u2019t carry my dad down 19 flights of stairs bone heads. These little trolls try to get their digs in and just look ridiculous,\u201d Samantha added. \u201cI think people forget that my dad is a very big and tall man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck near the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/10\/01\/world-news\/dozens-killed-as-powerful-quake-strikes-central-philippines\/\">death toll from the natural disaster rose to 69<\/a>, however, rescue efforts are underway to find survivors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Tuesday, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck near the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>As of Wednesday, the death toll from the natural disaster rose to 69, however, rescue efforts are underway to find survivors. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The \u201cSuits\u201d alum and Thomas have had a strained relationship since 2018, when she was set to marry Harry, 41, and join the royal family.  <span class=\"credit\">Channel 5<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100% \" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/7243f1477b3245f2f0745dd957e58dbc\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meghan\u2019s estranged father, Thomas, 81, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/06\/entertainment\/meghan-markles-dad-thomas-moves-to-other-side-of-world-to-escape-awful-drama-ready-for-a-change\/\">relocated to the Philippines<\/a> with his son earlier this year in an effort to escape the \u201cawful drama\u201d he\u2019s been wrapped up in relating to his famous daughter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am ready for a change,\u201d he\u00a0told the Daily Mail in January. \u201cI have felt stuck in a rut for some time and I am ready to meet new people and experience kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSuits\u201d alum and Thomas have had a strained relationship since 2018, when she was set to marry Harry, 41, and join the royal family. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Thomas was\u00a0not present at her royal wedding\u00a0after he collaborated with paparazzi to stage photos for money and also\u00a0leaked a personal letter\u00a0from Megan to the tabloids. <span class=\"credit\">SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The mom of two is also estranged from her half-sister, Samantha, who\u00a0sued Meghan for defamation\u00a0in 2022. <span class=\"credit\">The Macfarlanes \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meghan described her father\u2019s\u00a0\u201cbetrayal\u201d over his paparazzi snafu\u00a0as unforgivable during her and Harry\u2019s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. <span class=\"credit\">?????????????<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas was\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/14\/meghan-markles-dad-to-skip-royal-wedding-after-staged-photo-debacle\/\">not present at her royal wedding<\/a>\u00a0after he allegedly <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/13\/meghan-markles-shameless-dad-accused-of-faking-photos-ahead-of-royal-wedding\/\">collaborated with paparazzi to stage photos for money<\/a> and also\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2019\/02\/11\/meghan-markles-estranged-father-reveals-letter-she-sent-him\/\">leaked a personal letter<\/a>\u00a0from Megan to the tabloids.<\/p>\n<p>The mom of two is also estranged from her half-sister, Samantha, who\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/03\/meghan-markle-sued-by-half-sister-over-oprah-winfrey-interview\/\">sued Meghan for defamation<\/a>\u00a0in 2022. The case was later dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan described her father\u2019s\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2021\/03\/08\/meghan-markle-says-dad-thomas-lied-about-tabloid-stories\/\">\u201cbetrayal\u201d over his paparazzi snafu<\/a>\u00a0as unforgivable during her and Harry\u2019s bombshell interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s half-sister, Samantha, blasted the Duchess of Sussex for leaving their father, Thomas Markle, trapped in his Philippines apartment after a massive earthquake hit the area. \u201cmy father is stuck on the 19th floor of a building in the Philippines after a massive earthquake and he can\u2019t walk and he is trapped,\u201d Samantha tweeted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2062751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[70626,21787,23067,355182,349042,22769,339034,347365],"class_list":["post-2062750","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-social-media","tag-meghan-markle","tag-natural-disasters","tag-philippines","tag-royal-family","tag-samantha-markle","tag-thomas-markle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Meghan-Markles-sister-blasts-duchess-for-leaving-dad-trapped-in.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062750","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2062750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2062752,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2062750\/revisions\/2062752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2062751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2062750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2062750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2062750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}