Duchess Meghan’s father speaks out against Sussexes’ exit
Duchess Meghan’s father has said his daughter was “cheapening” the image of the royal family after she and Prince Harry announced their plan to step down as senior royals.
In a Channel 5 documentary, Thomas Markle said the Duchess of Sussex “got every girl’s dream” but was now “tossing that away for money”.
The retired television lighting director claimed the couple were “destroying one of the greatest long-living institutions” by deciding to abandon their official roles.
“When they got married they took on an obligation, and the obligation is to be part of the Royals and to represent the Royals. And it would be foolish for them not to,” he told the network.
“This is one of the greatest long-living institutions ever. They are destroying it, they are cheapening it, making it shabby… they shouldn’t be doing this.
“With Meghan and Harry separating from the Royals… it’s disappointing because she actually got every girl’s dream.
“Every young girl wants to become a princess and she got that and now she’s tossing that away… it looks like she’s tossing that away for money.”
The Duchess’ half brother Thomas Markle Jr said his father thought Meghan had “let down” the royal family. “My dad said to me, ‘This is not the girl I raised’,” he said.
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Last week, reports said that the father could be called on to testify against Duchess Meghan as part of her legal action against the Mail on Sunday.
The Duchess is suing the paper over breach of copyright, invasion of privacy and misuse of personal data after it published excerpts from her letter to her father in 2018.