{"id":2192570,"date":"2025-12-09T17:10:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2192570"},"modified":"2025-12-09T17:10:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:10:14","slug":"how-meghan-markle-plans-to-contact-estranged-dad-thomas-after-leg-amputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-meghan-markle-plans-to-contact-estranged-dad-thomas-after-leg-amputation\/","title":{"rendered":"How Meghan Markle plans to contact estranged dad, Thomas, after leg amputation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan Markle is reportedly planning to reach out to her estranged dad, Thomas Markle, again following <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/05\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-has-leg-amputated-after-foot-turned-black-in-life-threatening-situation\/\">his emergency leg amputation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/uk\/royal-family\/article\/meghan-markle-father-hospital-note-intensive-care-ssp0krkwn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Times UK reported<\/a> that Meghan, 44, was hoping to get a letter to Thomas, 81, within 24 hours after identifying the Philippines hospital where he has been recovering since last week\u2019s surgery.<\/p>\n<p>A source close to\u00a0Markle told Page Six on Monday that she had been calling hospitals to locate Thomas so that a letter could be delivered to him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle is reportedly planning to reach out to her estranged dad, Thomas Markle, again following his emergency leg amputation. <span class=\"credit\">Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Monday, it was reported that Markle was hoping to get a letter to Thomas within 24 hours after identifying the Philippines hospital where he has been recovering since last week\u2019s surgery. <span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A rep for Meghan previously told Page Six that she <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/05\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-reached-out-to-dad-thomas-following-his-leg-amputation\/\">had \u201creached out to her father.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>However, her estranged sister, Samantha Markle, later insisted in a series of scathing X posts that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/06\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-sister-blasts-claims-actress-contacted-dad-thomas-following-leg-amputation\/\">\u201cthere\u2019s been no contact.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In fact, Samantha, 61, argued that reports claiming otherwise were \u201ca PR stunt because of public scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas then told the Daily Mail on Sunday that he <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/06\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-dad-thomas-makes-desperate-plea-to-actress-from-hospital-bed\/\">was \u201cconfused\u201d by the reports<\/a> because he had not received any messages from his daughter. <\/p>\n<p>The retired lighting director added that he did not change his number, \u201cso she could always get in touch with\u201d him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A rep for Meghan previously told Page Six that she had \u201creached out to her father.\u201d However, her estranged sister, Samantha Markle, later insisted that \u201cthere\u2019s been no contact.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Best Image \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Thomas then said on Sunday that he was \u201cconfused\u201d by the reports because he had not received any messages from Meghan. <span class=\"credit\">Dsanchez \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas went on to say that he wants to see the Duchess of Sussex \u201cone more time\u201d before \u201cit\u2019s too late,\u201d insisting he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to die estranged.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said I am open to reconciling with my daughter. I have never stopped loving her,\u201d he told the outlet, pleading, \u201cI want to meet my grandkids. It might be nice to meet her husband, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan reportedly\u00a0lost her father\u2019s number, so she emailed him instead. However, it was apparently to an address he hasn\u2019t used in years.\u00a0Plus, according to other family members and close friends, he never uses email.<\/p>\n<p>Per the Times UK, Meghan has personally called multiple hospitals in the Philippines in an effort to locate Thomas so she can write him a letter and have it delivered to him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He added that he wants to see the Duchess of Sussex \u201cone more time\u201d before \u201cit\u2019s too late,\u201d insisting he doesn\u2019t \u201cwant to die estranged.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Channel 5<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Meghan has been estranged from Thomas since shortly before her May 2018\u00a0wedding to Prince Harry because she learned he had staged paparazzi photos and leaked info about the couple to the press. <span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been progress, but she hasn\u2019t made contact [yet],\u201d a source close to the former actress told the outlet. \u201cIt\u2019s hoped and expected that there will be some form of communication in the next 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her reps did not immediately respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas \u2014 who has experienced health issues in recent years \u2014 had his leg amputated below the knee after a \u201chuge blood clot in his thigh\u2026 cut off blood flow to his lower left leg,\u201d his son, Thomas Markle, Jr., 59, previously told the Daily Mail.<\/p>\n<p>Meghan has been estranged from her dad since shortly before her <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/05\/19\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-are-married\/\">May 2018\u00a0wedding to Prince Harry<\/a> because she learned he had staged paparazzi photos and leaked info about the couple to the press.<\/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 is reportedly planning to reach out to her estranged dad, Thomas Markle, again following his emergency leg amputation. On Monday, the Times UK reported that Meghan, 44, was hoping to get a letter to Thomas, 81, within 24 hours after identifying the Philippines hospital where he has been recovering since last week\u2019s surgery. 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