{"id":164271,"date":"2022-09-24T21:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-24T21:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=164271"},"modified":"2022-09-24T21:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-24T21:27:01","slug":"meghan-markles-dad-hopes-queens-funeral-will-heal-rift-with-estranged-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/meghan-markles-dad-hopes-queens-funeral-will-heal-rift-with-estranged-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle’s dad hopes Queen’s funeral will heal rift with estranged daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Marke's dad hopes that the Queen's funeral will help heal the rift between himself and his estranged daughter. <\/p>\n

Thomas Markle Sr, 78, watched Monday's televised service with his son, Thomas Markle Jr. <\/p>\n

The father is said to have been buoyed after seeing his son-in-law Prince Harry reunited with Prince William, given their rift. <\/p>\n

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He has been unable to contact Meghan following their falling out over staged photos taken before her wedding to Harry in 2018.<\/p>\n

He is also yet to meet Harry or his grandchildren Archie, three, and Lilibet, one, reports the Mirror.<\/p>\n

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Speaking about their dad, Thomas Jr \u2013 Meghan\u2019s half-brother \u2013 told the Sunday Mirror that they both watched clips of the Queen's funeral.<\/p>\n

Meghan was repeatedly seen with husband Harry\u2019s family \u2013 including an emotional walkabout outside Windsor Castle with brother-in-law William, 40, and his wife Kate Middleton, also 40. <\/p>\n

Addressing Meghan directly Thomas Jr, 56, said: \u201cDad treated you like a princess your entire life and deserves the respect. You didn\u2019t call him for his heart attacks or stroke, but it\u2019s never too late.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said of his father\u2019s health battle: \u201cI take him to speech therapy every week and a full recovery is on the horizon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s in good spirits and he\u2019s getting his voice back. Some days are good, some are not so good. Full recovery, we hope, is in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Urging Meghan to take steps to fix the rift, he added: \u201cI\u2019d like to send this invitation for her to do the right thing and make amends with her father.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut she also has to make amends with our sister Samantha and myself. Everyone makes mistakes \u2013 it\u2019s never too late to do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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