Harry’s Brief Message Hardens 8-Year Rift as Father Appeals From Hospital

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A 2017 remark by Prince Harry resurfaces as Thomas Markle’s December 2025 medical emergency in the Philippines renews focus on years of public scrutiny and family strain. In a BBC Radio 4 interview on December 27, 2017, Prince Harry said Meghan’s royal welcome felt like “the family I suppose she never had,” a claim her half sister disputed, per Sky News and ITV News. In May 2018, Thomas Markle missed St. George’s Chapel as King Charles III escorted Meghan partway, amid reports of staged photos and earnings, according to TMZ and the BBC. On December 3, 2025, Thomas collapsed in Cebu and underwent a below‑knee amputation after emergency surgery, per People and Wikipedia; Meghan’s team sought updates via hospitals and the Mail on Sunday.

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00:00Harry's brief message hardens eight-year rift as father appeals from hospital.

00:05A single comment from Prince Harry in late 2017 continues to echo across years of family division,

00:12now intensified by Thomas Markle's recent medical emergency in the Philippines.

00:16The fallout has persisted for nearly a decade, leaving relationships strained and public scrutiny relentless.

00:22During a BBC Radio 4 interview on December 27, 2017, Prince Harry described Meghan's royal welcome as the family I suppose she never had,

00:34speaking warmly about holiday traditions with his fiancée.

00:37Meghan's half-sister, Samantha Markle, responded on Twitter, emphasizing that Meghan grew up surrounded by a large family,

00:45including parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins, according to Sky News and ETV News.

00:50The remark became a touchstone for ongoing family tension,

00:54setting the stage for public disagreements and media coverage that would shadow Meghan's relationship with her father.

01:00TMZ reported Thomas Markle would miss the ceremony due to health issues,

01:04yet staged photos soon appeared, showing him measuring for suits, reading books about Britain,

01:10and exercising images he later admitted earning up to £100,000, according to the Daily Mail and Vanity Fair.

01:17On May 19, 2018, Meghan walked alone down part of the aisle at St. George's Chapel,

01:23joined halfway through by then-Prince Charles, now King Charles III, to escort her to the altar, according to the BBC.

01:31On December 3, the 81-year-old collapsed at his Cebu, Philippines home,

01:35suffering a blood clot that turned his foot black and blue,

01:39necessitating below-knee amputation after a three-hour emergency surgery,

01:43according to People magazine and Wikipedia.

01:45Meghan's team confirmed she attempted to contact multiple hospitals in Cebu and the Mail on Sunday to locate her father.

01:52Thomas Jr. vented in early December 2025,

01:56calling Meghan a disgrace and sarcastically referencing her as an orphan in a public livestream.

02:02That same day, with Love, Meghan,

02:04holiday celebration premiered, while Prince Harry separately restarted contact with King Charles III

02:10in a 50-minute September 2025 meeting at Clarence House.

02:15From his hospital bed on December 8, 2025, Thomas told the Mail on Sunday,

02:21I've always said I am open to reconciling with my daughter.

02:26I have never stopped loving her.

02:28I don't want to die estranged from Meghan.

02:30I want to meet my grandkids.

02:32It might be nice to meet her husband, too.

02:35Eight years later, the path to reconciliation remains uncertain amid health crises,

02:39public scrutiny, and unhealed wounds.

Harry’s Brief Message Hardens 8-Year Rift as Father Appeals From Hospital

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