Thomas Markle, the Duchess of Sussex’s father, is in hospital after undergoing a ‘life or death’ surgery that resulted in his foot being amputated and is reportedly still not out of the woods
Thomas Markle has issued a desperate plea to hear from his daughter, Meghan, after undergoing a “life or death” surgery. The 81-year-old made the plea from a hospital bed after having his left leg amputated below the knee. The surgery, which happened in a Philippines hospital on 3 December, was reportedly “life or death” as his foot was infected, and the infection could have reached the heart.
His doctor is said to have told press that Thomas is still not “out of the woods”. The Duchess of Sussex has apparently not been to see her father, nor is she thought to have called. Thomas issued a plea begging her to call him, and said: “I don’t want to die estranged”.
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Talking to the Mail On Sunday, he said he wanted to see his son-in-law Prince Harry, as well as his grandchildren “before it’s too late”. He added that he was “confused” by reports that Meghan had reached out and purposefully did not change his number when they fell out, so that she could always reach him.
His surgeon also spoke to the paper, with Thomas’ permission, and said: “‘It was life-or-death surgery. Had the infection in the foot moved to his heart, it would most likely have been fatal. He is doing well but he is not out of the woods yet.”
The Mail also confirmed with the hospital staff that Meghan had not called them to get through to her father. “If Meghan or anyone connected with her had called here we would have known.”
However, a spokesperson for Meghan told the BBC that she had reached out to him upon hearing he had to have his leg amputated. Meghan and her father have been estranged since the run-up to her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.
They fell out after he was found to have colluded with paying photographers to appear in pictures that seemed to show the father and bride preparing for the wedding. Their fighting led to Thomas pulling out of the wedding, citing health problems. As such, Harry’s father, the now King Charles, walked Meghan down the aisle.
In the years since, he has been publicly critical of his daughter and son-in-law’s decision to step back from royal duties. In one interview with Channel 5, he said he felt they were “turning into lost souls” and that they were “cheapening” the royal family.
The Mirror reached out to the Duchess of Sussex for comment.
Source: Mirror
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