{"id":491919,"date":"2026-02-22T11:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491919\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T11:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T11:26:07","slug":"meghan-markles-father-eyes-first-steps-again-after-life-and-death-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/491919\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle&#8217;s father eyes first steps again after \u2018life and death&#8217; crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/652228_7088894_updates.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\u2019s father eyes first steps again following dramatic health scare\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s father eyes first steps again following dramatic health scare<\/p>\n<p>Meghan\u2019s father is going to find a relief after a gruelling few months, as plans are now underway to fit him with a prosthetic leg following emergency surgery.<\/p>\n<p>His son, Thomas Markle Jr, has revealed that the next major milestone is mobility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Intensive physiotherapy sessions are ongoing, and the family is preparing for the fitting of an artificial limb.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the 81-year-old marked a small but meaningful step forward by changing his hospital gown for everyday clothes for the first time since surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He even joined fellow patients and staff for a Valentine\u2019s Day lunch with red roses and chocolates, he described as \u201cgreat fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to The Mail on Sunday, Markle Sr said he is slowly adapting to his new reality.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Markle Sr, has been recovering in rehabilitation after doctors were forced to amputate his left leg below the knee in December 2025. <\/p>\n<p>The urgent procedure, which lasted three hours, came after a blood clot in his thigh cut off circulation to his foot<\/p>\n<p>Physiotherapy remains a daily commitment, but he insists he is in good spirits and thankful for the care he\u2019s receiving.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite years of estrangement, Meghan reportedly contacted her father after the operation.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex confirmed at the time that she had reached out following the life-saving procedure. <\/p>\n<p>The 81-year-old has not seen his daughter since her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle\u2019s father eyes first steps again following dramatic health scare Meghan\u2019s father is going to find a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":491920,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[49,48,361,75],"class_list":["post-491919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=491919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/491919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/491920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=491919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=491919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=491919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}