Thomas Markle brands Harry and Meghan 'cold' in June

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A family source close to the Markle family has claimed Meghan Markle could have prevented her father and half-sister’s repeatedly speaking to the press by giving them a pre-warning about the “global attention” her relationship with Prince Harry would bring upon them. Since her royal wedding, the Duchess of Sussex has been estranged from her father’s family. 

The source told Fox News: “If Meghan was smart all she would have had to do was prep her family.

“All she had to do was call them, let them know what was about to happen, and say, ‘Don’t do this, this and this, and I guarantee it would have never been a problem.’

“She had to think of the fact that it was going to be global attention and nonstop. That’s the royals for you.”

The insider also blamed the Duchess for having “plenty of conversations” with Prince Harry about the media fallout from their relationship, whilst keeping her family in the dark. 

The insider continued:“Meghan’s storyline about not really ever being close to her Markle family members is ‘bulls–t’, adding that in the years leading up to her fame she had attended numerous family events. 

“She was seen by her family during that time. She knows her family. She knows her half-siblings.”

Meghan became estranged from her father in the weeks leading up to her royal wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018. 

Although it is believed that their relationship was complicated for several years, it took a dramatic turn after it was revealed that Thomas Markle had been liaising with the paparazzi and had staged photographs for payment. 

Photographs included him preparing for a tuxedo-fitting and researching the history of Britain through pictures. 

After days of uncertainty, it was announced that he would no longer be attending the wedding and was in the hospital recovering from heart surgery. 

Since then, the 77-year-old former lighting director has conducted a number of high-profile interviews where he has publicly criticised his daughter. 

He accused his daughter of “cheapening” the British monarchy, and turning it into “a Walmart with a crown on it”. 

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He has also accused the couple of having “no compassion” and said he had apologised to his daughter “over a hundred times” for the staged photographs. 

In his most recent interviews with Fox News, Meghan’s father spoke from his Rosarito home in Mexico and stated he would be taking legal action against the couple in order to gain visitation rights to his grandchildren. 

He stated “I will be petitioning the California courts for the rights to see my grandchildren in the very near future”

Thomas Markle has never met his two young grandchildren Archie and Lilibet and is yet to meet his son-in-law Prince Harry. 

Meghan is also estranged from her two-half siblings Samantha and Thomas Markle Jr.

Her half-sister published the book ‘The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister’ about the Duchess, whilst her half-brother is due to take part in Celebrity Big Brother Australia. 

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