Meghan Markle’s estranged father recently told the Daily Mail that he feels Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3, have been “denied the right to know their cousins” in the royal family.
Thomas Markle feels “sad” about his grandchildren’s lives away from the royals. News Licensing/ MEGA He has never met Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 3. Alexi Lubomirski / Duke and Duch The 79-year-old called royalty their “birthright.” TheImageDirect.com
Thomas called this familial relationship, as well as a chance to “take part in things like Trooping the Colour,” his grandchildren’s “birthright.”
He noted, “They are getting to the age where they will start to ask questions, as all kids do. I find myself wondering how Archie and Lilibet will feel in a few years’ time when they realize all the things they have missed out on.”
The retired TV lighting director’s comments came during the same interview in which he compared himself to Prince Harry’s dad, King Charles III.
Thomas said the little ones have been “denied” knowing their cousins. AFP via Getty Images He said Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis seem “fantastic.” Rachpoot/MEGA
“I would love to speak to him because I am sure he has as many unanswered questions as I do,” Thomas said in June. “I have so many questions I’d like to ask Meghan and Harry.
“The main one being, why have they treated not only me but the royal family and the king so badly?” he continued, adding that he feels “deep empathy” for the monarch, 75, amid his cancer battle .
Thomas, meanwhile, considers himself to be “in the same boat,” as he is “not in the best health.”
The retired TV lighting director has been estranged from Meghan for years. Channel 5 He has never met her husband, Prince Harry. Netflix
Meghan, 42, has not had a relationship with her father for years, with Thomas never having met Harry, 39, and repeatedly bashing them in interviews .
While the couple maintain a close bond with the former actress’s mom, Doria Ragland, their relationship with the royals has been strained since they left England in 2020 .
He said he and the monarch are “in the same boat” amid Charles’ cancer battle. AP Meghan and Harry have a strained relationship with their royal family members. AP
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