After his arrival in a hospital earlier this week, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has reached out to her separated father, Thomas Markle.
After a blood clot caused Mr. Markle’s left leg to turn black, it needed to have amputated in a life-saving procedure. He was taken to a hospital in the Philippines after becoming ill.
After doctors determined that if his leg below the knee wasn’t removed, it could be fatal, he later underwent a three-hour emergency procedure to remove it.
The Duchess of Sussex’s spokesman said, “I can confirm that she has spoken to her father.”
According to legend, Meghan hasn’t seen her father since their relationship in 2018, before her wedding to Prince Harry. After Mr. Markle took pictures of the paparazzi before the ceremony, their relationship ended.
After his father underwent life-saving surgery this week, his son, Thomas Markle Jr., said: “I was told the leg had to be removed and it was a case of life or death. The next two or three days, according to one of his doctors, are crucial. His left leg has been cut off from the knee. They were concerned about sepsis or gangrene developing from infection. The flesh was dying and black.
There was no choice, they said. Either we had to remove the leg and operate now, or he might pass away. It was a dangerous circumstance.
Doctors are now closely monitoring Mr. Markle for any amputation-related complications and signs of infection. Because he is still receiving intensive medical care, his family has requested privacy.
The former Hollywood lighting director has had a difficult past. He was unable to travel from Los Angeles to Britain because of two heart attacks that occurred on the eve of Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in May 2018.
Later, Meghan was partially walked down the aisle by King Charles, the then Prince of Wales. In 2022, Mr. Markle suffered a stroke that rendered him unable to speak for several months. His health has continued to decline despite recovering some speech after receiving extensive therapy.
He has never met Prince Harry or his six-year-old granddaughters Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie. Since the royal wedding, he has been separated from his daughter.
His decision to pose for staged paparazzi photos before the ceremony caused the relationship to fall apart. After a heated phone conversation with Harry while Mr. Markle was recovering in a hospital, Meghan later cut him off.
According to reports, the duke allegedly informed him that the scandal stemmed from his refusal to speak to the press in response to the paparazzi scandal. Later, Mr. Markle expressed his deep regret for the exchange.
They treated me with disrespect. He said at the time that I was recovering from a heart attack, lying in bed, and making a phone call about what was being said that hurt me. When I was recovering from a heart attack in my hospital bed, I began to feel guilty for my errors. Mr. Markle has stated before that his only desire is to see my grandchildren before I pass away.
Source: Mirror
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