Meghan Markle has kept her husband Prince Harry out of Thomas Markle’s reach because of what the controversial figure might reveal.<\/p>\n
Markle has kept a safe distance from her father, Thomas Markle, for years, following a series of public appearances he made after the former actress’ engagement to Prince Harry.<\/p>\n
Although Thomas reportedly had a close relationship with his daughter during childhood, he is yet to meet her husband Prince Harry face-to-face – despite the couple entering their eighth year of marriage.<\/p>\n
A royal source has revealed the pair’s long-awaited meeting is not expected to happen any time soon, which is exactly how the Duchess of Sussex wants it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Royal biographer Hugo Vickers said the former actress is likely ashamed of her father and “nervous” of what he might share with Prince Harry.<\/p>\n
“I think more likely she (is) nervous that he might say something to Prince Harry,” Vickers told GB News.<\/p>\n
He added the suggestion came from inside the palace walls.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“It was, in fact, a member of Prince Harry’s family who suggested that she might have been nervous of what he might say,” he added.<\/p>\n
Vickers sympathised with the 81-year-old, saying that he’s been “extremely let down” by his daughter’s treatment of him over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“He was good to her when she was growing up,” Vickers said.<\/p>\n
“If you listen to what he says as opposed to how his words are reported, you will find a decent man who must feel extremely let down.”<\/p>\n
The chance of a family reunion was raised and then quickly shut down after news broke that Thomas Markle would be returning to the US following an emergency leg amputation in Cebu, the Philippines.<\/p>\n
Markle’s half-sister Samantha told The Mirror that her father was moving back to the US to receive further medical care, where he will have access to high-quality prosthetics.<\/p>\n
“Dad made the decision to come back to the US for ongoing medical care,” she said.<\/p>\n
“He will be able to get the best prosthetics here and be surrounded by friends and family to support him.<\/p>\n
“Even though he has been through such traumatic times, this has been a positive spiritual experience for dad.”<\/p>\n
A source told Radar Online that Meghan is facing criticism since there is still “no sign of a reconciliation” between the pair, even under such drastic circumstances.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“She has no plans to see her estranged father despite his ill health,” the source said.<\/p>\n
“For many observers, this moment feels like a turning point \u2013 Thomas is elderly, he has undergone a serious, life-altering surgery.<\/p>\n
“Yet, there is still no sign of a reconciliation.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are questioning how Meghan can continue to keep such a distance when the circumstances are so stark.”<\/p>\n
He added that Markle’s decision is the most brutal move to date.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a perception that this is one of the most difficult chapters in their relationship, and the most brutal family move Meghan has ever made,” the source said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle has kept her husband Prince Harry out of Thomas Markle’s reach because of what the controversial…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":665630,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[64,63,447,134,33664,5513,184953],"class_list":["post-665629","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-harry","tag-thomas-markle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665629","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=665629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/665629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/665630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=665629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=665629"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=665629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}