Nevertheless, Tom observed, “The King is not only battling for survival, literally battling to live, but he wants a legacy and he wants to have a good transition to William, and Harry just gets in the way.”
The Sussexes are also unlikely to celebrate Christmas with the Markle family, given Meghan’s own fractured relationships.
Her relationship with her father, Thomas Markle Sr, began deteriorating around her 2018 wedding to Harry. Thomas was compelled to admit he had deceived his prospective son-in-law regarding claims he had staged paparazzi shots for financial gain mere weeks before the wedding.
The 44 year old Meghan allegedly “reached out” to her father through email last week following news of his emergency leg amputation in the Philippines.
Nevertheless, uncertainty surrounds whether Thomas actually received the correspondence.
People magazine revealed that the 81 year old Thomas was “confused” by reports suggesting Meghan had tried to make contact.
