Meghan Markle cannot catch a break.
During a “world exclusive” interview with 7News Spotlight on April 30, the estranged family of the Duchess of Sussex — father Thomas Markle, her half-sister Samantha Markle and her half-brother Thomas Markle Jr — took part in a scathing chat calling the former princess’ actions “hateful and cruel”.
While we’ve seen them all separately over the years, the occasion marked the first time the three had sat together, claiming she had “iced” them out of her life.
Alongside the sit-down chat, they shared never-before-seen footage of Meghan which included photos of her growing up in Los Angeles and a clip of her as homecoming queen.
According to the Markle’s, Prince Harry’s wife has made it a full-time job of “hurting” her father, who is suffering from a stroke with the 78-year-old pleading for her to make amends before it was too late.
Thomas, 78, also spoke of the letter she wrote to him a few years ago. Ya know, the one HE leaked to the press, which he insisted he shared with the public in a bid to protect her.
“It was a horrible letter. Very insulting and cruel,” he told host Liam Bartlett.
“The other things in that letter is [sic] so hateful and so cruel that I wouldn’t put it out, and that’s more protecting her than myself.”
Thomas Markle Sr claims he hasn’t spoken to his daughter in four years
Elsewhere, Thomas said that he hadn’t spoken to his daughter for four years.
“I wish that we can sit down and talk,” he said. “I wish we could work out our differences.
“She has got to ask herself this every day, why am I doing this to my father? She loved me. I’m her hero. And suddenly I was thrown out.
“Well, is it worth dumping me for the rest of my life? Denying my grandchildren? Is it worth all of that? Is it worth getting rid of her father? How can I fix this?”
He then called Prince Harry “a nice guy”.
“I love you for marrying my daughter,” he said. “Meg, I love you. I love my grandchildren. I love to see them and am open to any kind of conversation.”
Thomas Markle regrets using paparazzi during the royal wedding
One of the most infamous moments of their fractured relationship came when Thomas paid off paparazzi to take photos of him before her wedding to Harry in 2018, which her father said he regretted.
Meanwhile, her half-sister was not so apologetic.
“She would still be a waitress if it wasn’t for dad”, Samantha said.
“They’re really unhealthy for each other. I think it’s a toxic relationship because they’re co-dependent.”
Speaking of Meghan she said:
“It doesn’t seem like she felt that she was good enough. That seemingly in her mind she had to inflate who she was, to garner false admiration and to be accepted by the royals.
“Instead of saying, look, I’ve worked very hard, my family was upper middle class. My dad was amazing, he put me through the best schools, he did the best he could, he loved me, he sacrificed, and for that I’m grateful.
“Instead, what she did was engage in self-glorification and leave everybody else out of the equation as if she existed in a vacuum.” Ooft.
Samantha Markle claimed that Meghan was a “narcissist”
When asked by Bartlett if she thought Meghan was a “narcissist”, Samantha said: “World-renowned psychiatrists have been quoted as saying that, and I have a master’s degree in counselling. So I’m going to say with the degree of confidence that I believe and agree with that diagnosis.”
Samantha also said that she believed Meghan wouldn’t apologise “without a motive”.
“I don’t think she’s capable of empathy, remorse, or shame. I don’t think she could feel enough to apologise.”
Her brother then called for an apology.
“Who is she going to have to turn to in the family, that she hasn’t thrown under the bus? Like I said, a simple apology, and it doesn’t have to be in public. But just get it over with and relieve yourself of all that stress.”
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