Sources close to The Duchess of Sussex insist she has reached out to her seriously ill father, Thomas Markle, after newspaper reports claimed he was having his leg amputated.
Speaking to the Daily Mail from his hospital bed in the Philippines, the 81-year-old claimed he had not heard from Meghan, but “would love to speak to her” while he still can.
However, GB News has learned Meghan has actively attempted to contact her estranged father, sending him an email at 11:53am Pacific Time on Friday, 5 December.
Despite reports claiming the email address “hasn’t been active for a least five years,” it is understood The Duchess received no bounce-back or block, suggesting the email address is still active.
Meghan Markle is struggling to contact Thomas Markle amid confusion over his email address
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The email address was provided directly from Thomas Markle to his youngest daughter, Meghan, when they were still in regular contact.
It is thought The Duchess believes her father regularly uses email, despite unnamed family friends claiming he doesn’t in a newspaper.
GB News understands Meghan’s aides have attempted to contact the Daily Mail to resolve the “confusion”, asking for an updated email address or phone number to contact Mr Markle, but have not heard back.
A Daily Mail journalist has been pictured today, posing with Thomas Markle inside his hospital room.
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Meanwhile, The Duchess of Sussex has not contacted the hospital in the Philippines where her father is a patient, because it is understood she doesn’t know which hospital he is in.
Meghan became estranged from her father in the run-up to her marriage to Prince Harry in 2018, after he was caught accepting money to pose for paparazzi photographs.
Reports suggest that Thomas Markle has had his leg amputated
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Thomas Markle pulled out of the Royal wedding, citing heart problems, and is not believed to have met Prince Harry, or his grandchildren Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
GB News has contacted the Daily Mail for comment.