Thomas Markle, father of the Duchess of Sussex, with whom he has a strained relationship, asked his daughter, in an interview on Tuesday, to let him see his grandchildren, while accusing her of only worrying about money.
"We are at a point where I think we should both grow up, talk, reconcile for the sake of the children", said in reference to his grandson Archie, born in 2019, and his granddaughter Lilibet, who was born last June, interviewed from his home in Mexico by the British channel ITV.
Retired Hollywood lighting director Markle, 77, has had no contact with her daughter since she married Prince Henry, the grandson of Queen Elizabeth II, in May 2018 and has not met the children.
"This is ridiculous, almost four years, it’s insane", I consider.
"Their great-grandmother is the Queen of England and I think it is important for them to know that they have two families and with time they will grow up and they will want to know more about them."added.
However, as in previous interviews, she did not avoid attacking her daughter, who became famous as an actress in the television series. "Suits".
He assured that Meghan wanted him to stop talking to his other children, the result of a second marriage. "I could not", he claimed. "She had never been like this" but "once she hooked up with Enrique, she changed", he claimed.
Markle separated from Doria Ragland, Meghan’s mother, when she was a child.
Raglan was at her wedding at Windsor Castle and has had tea with the queen. But Meghan abandoned all contact with her father, who did not attend the ceremony citing health reasons, after he carried out a controversial photo shoot with paparazzi in Mexico, considered an embarrassment to the British royal family.
On Tuesday he also accused his daughter and Prince Henry of caring only about wealth: "That’s the only thing that seems to matter to them right now".
Harry and Meghan surprised the British monarchy when they announced last year that they were resigning from their posts as front-line members of the royal family.
They moved to Los Angeles and have since signed a series of lucrative contracts to produce podcasts and shows for digital platforms.
They also shook the British royal family when, in an explosive interview with the American television star Oprah Winfrey, they accused one of its members of racism, without specifying who.
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