Meghan Markle’s father thinks some of her problems could be combated with his help.
Thomas Markle, who has been estranged from his daughter since his wedding, appeared on ‘Good Morning Britain’ on Tuesday and addressed the Duchess’s explosive interview with her husband Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey.
Among the revelations shared during the two-hour session is that Meghan, 39, had suicidal thoughts amid intense criticism from the press.
However, Thomas, 76, felt he could help his daughter during that time.
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“If I had known she had psychological problems, I would have been there for her,” he said. “The biggest problem here is that she barely let her whole family on my mother’s side and my side haunt me.”
According to Thomas, it ‘upset’ him to hear that his daughter had such dark thoughts during her pregnancy. The Duchess also claimed that she was forbidden to receive help because she was told that it would reflect badly on the royal family.
“It would have been easy for her to go to me and any of the rest of her family – who she claims she does not know,” Thomas said on ‘GMB’. “But the other thing is, I would think she could turn to her husband.”
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Markle said she turned to Harry, who said he went to a ‘dark place’ when he heard of his wife’s struggle, but supported her nonetheless.
The tension between Meghan Markle and her father, Thomas, began when he brought paparazzi photos to the stage and denied doing so to his daughter.
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“The bottom line is that she did not lose me. She made a statement saying she lost me. She did not lose me,” Thomas added. ‘I would have always been here. I’m there for her now if she wants me. ‘
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Meghan’s estranged half-sister, Samantha, also spoke out and pushed back against her sister’s claims that they did not know each other well, as well as Meghan’s claim that Samantha changed her surname to Markle after former ‘Suits’ star Harry went out. .
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Samantha showed Inside Edition that a petition to change her name to Markle was dated in 1997 and her college diploma, which also reads ‘Markle’.
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).