Meghan Markle’s father has threatened to take her to court to see his grandchildren.
Thomas Markle hasn’t seen the Duchess of Sussex since before her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018 and he’s ready to take drastic action “in the very near future” in order to meet their kids Archie, 2, and Lili, seven weeks.
He told Fox News: “We shouldn’t be punishing (Lili) for Meghan and Harry’s bad behaviour.
“Archie and Lili are small children. They’re not politics. They’re not pawns.
“They’re not part of the game. And they’re also royal and entitled to the same rights as any other royal...
“I will be petitioning the California courts for the rights to see my grandchildren in the very near future.
“I’ll be very disappointed that I don’t get to hold my granddaughter.”
The retired lighting director mocked Harry’s recent announcement that he’ll release his memoir next year, insisting that “after three sessions with the psychiatrists and Oprah Winfrey”, the prince wouldn’t “have too much more to tell”.
Thomas, 77, is still bemused as to why Meghan, 39, decided to cut off all contact with him.
Although he accepts he made an error of judgement when he staged paparazzi photos of himself shopping before the wedding in May 2018, he insists he has done nothing so bad for Meghan to cut him off completely.