{"id":2207848,"date":"2025-12-21T20:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2207848"},"modified":"2025-12-21T20:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T20:17:44","slug":"meghan-markles-father-turns-to-crowdfunding-after-leg-amputation-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/meghan-markles-father-turns-to-crowdfunding-after-leg-amputation-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2019s father turns to crowdfunding after leg amputation abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meghan Markle’s father has turned to crowdfunding to cover his medical expenses following a leg amputation, with his American health insurance failing to provide coverage for treatment abroad.<\/p>\n

Thomas Markle Sr, 81, underwent a three-hour emergency operation described as “life or death” after falling ill at his residence in the Philippines, where he relocated earlier this year from Mexico.<\/p>\n\n

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The former Hollywood lighting director’s GoFundMe page, established by a friend of his son Thomas Jr, has accumulated just over $4,500 (approximately \u00a33,362) from supporters.<\/p>\n

His Medicare and Medicaid coverage from the United States does not extend to his current location on the island of Cebu, leaving the family to shoulder all costs themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meghan Markle\u2019s father turns to crowdfunding after leg amputation abroad<\/p>\n

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Thomas Jr, 59, claimed he has been covering the mounting bills himself, adding that he has depleted his savings to fund the treatment.<\/p>\n

“The one person who has the means to actually help and make a difference…no, nope, nothing,” he told the Mirror, referencing his sister\u2019s reported earnings from media deals.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Meghan’s spokesman confirmed that the Duchess of Sussex wrote a private letter to her father following his surgery, but the contents of the letter remain unknown.<\/p>\n

Mr Markle Jr divulged the extent of his current financial burden, describing how he recently had to pay $3,000 (\u00a32,256) at the hospital while also signing a promissory note for an additional $2,000 (\u00a31,500).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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“Last weekend was like a $15,000 (\u00a311,000) weekend that just completely wrecked me,” he told the publication.<\/p>\n

The 59-year-old also condemned those responsible for creating a fabricated image using artificial intelligence that depicted Prince Harry at his father’s hospital bedside.<\/p>\n

“It’s all AI. It’s all horse crap. Whoever put that out, man, how do you sleep at night? It made me puke,” he said, calling the fake photograph “disgusting” and “gross”.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged that supporters continue to contribute to the fundraising effort, noting that “every little bit helps” as donations gradually accumulate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meghan’s eight-episode Netflix series offers viewers an ‘intimate’ look into her life<\/p>\n

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\"ThomasThomas Markle Jnr has spoken publicly on the health struggles Thomas Markle is suffering with | <\/span>GB NEWS<\/small><\/p>\n

Mr Markle Sr has endured significant health challenges in recent years, suffering two heart attacks and a stroke before his latest medical emergency.<\/p>\n

He was originally due to accompany Meghan down the aisle at her Windsor Castle wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018, but withdrew on medical advice following his cardiac episodes.<\/p>\n

The decision came amid controversy over staged paparazzi photographs taken before the ceremony, and he has never met his son-in-law or grandchildren Archie, six, and Lilibet, four.<\/p>\n

Mr Markle Jr now serves as his father’s full-time carer, supported by his 28-year-old Filipino girlfriend, Rose.<\/p>\n

The pair had been residing in a \u00a3500-per-month tower block before relocating to more affordable accommodation shortly before the pensioner’s health deteriorated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gbnews.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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