{"id":496100,"date":"2026-02-22T04:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496100\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T04:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T04:49:09","slug":"meghan-markles-father-set-to-receive-prosthetic-leg-after-life-saving-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/496100\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle’s father set to receive prosthetic leg after life-saving surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle’s father is set to receive a prosthetic leg after his life-saving surgery in December, 2025.<\/p>\n

Thomas Markle Sr, 81, has been in rehabilitation after his left leg was amputated in a three-hour operation.<\/p>\n

His son, Thomas Markle Jr, told the Mirror: “He’s going through therapy. He’s going through physical rehab.<\/p>\n

“We’re going to have to get him fitted for a prosthetic here pretty soon and get that man walking again. That’s the goal. That’s the priority.”<\/p>\n

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The 81-year-old had to have his leg cut off below the knee after a blood clot formed in his left thigh, cutting off the blood supply to his foot.<\/p>\n

Meghan “reached out to her father”<\/a> after he underwent the “life-saving treatment” in December, with a spokesman for the Duchess of Sussex previously telling GB News: “I can confirm she has reached out to her father.”<\/p>\n

Mr Markle Jr announced at the time that his father had the operation, sharing: “My dad is being very brave. His foot turned blue and then black. It happened very quickly.<\/p>\n

“I took him to a local hospital, and they did some scans and an ultrasound and said the leg had to be amputated.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Markle Jr shared the update<\/p>\n

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“There was no option. I was told the leg had to be removed, and it was a case of life or death.”<\/p>\n

Mr Markle Sr has been estranged from his daughter, Meghan, since her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018.<\/p>\n

Meghan’s father has never met Prince Archie, Princess Lilibet, or the Duke of Sussex.<\/p>\n

Recently, the duchess’s dad was able to swap his hospital gown for regular clothing for the first time since his surgery.<\/p>\n

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Meghan’s father has not seen her grandchildren<\/p>\n

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Meghan’s father enjoyed a celebratory lunch with fellow patients and nursing staff, describing it as “great fun”, with the occasion featuring red roses and chocolates for Valentine’s Day.<\/p>\n

“I’m being very well taken care of, and I am grateful for all the wonderful care I am getting,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Markle Sr told The Mail on Sunday he is gradually coming to terms with his new situation.<\/p>\n

“I am adjusting slowly and doing a lot of physiotherapy. I am feeling very happy and am making good progress. I have a long way to go, but am getting used to my new circumstances,” he said.<\/p>\n

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Thomas Markle Sr previously said: ‘I am feeling very happy and am making good progress’<\/p>\n

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For Valentine’s Day, Meghan shared a touching photo showing Prince Harry cradling their daughter Lilibet.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex captioned the image: “These two + Archie = my forever Valentines.”<\/p>\n

The rare snap was one of the most revealing glimpses yet of the couple’s four-year-old daughter, who sits seventh in line to the throne.<\/p>\n

The sunset family portrait showed Lilibet dressed in a pink frock and tights, holding a cluster of red balloons in her father’s arms as he gazed at her adoringly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle’s father is set to receive a prosthetic leg after his life-saving surgery in December, 2025. Thomas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":496101,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,33664,38930],"class_list":["post-496100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-royal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=496100"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496100\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/496101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=496100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=496100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=496100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}