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Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas published private letters because he felt 'vilified' by press: report - Fox News
Jan 20, 2021 1 min, 49 secs

Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas has reportedly explained what led him to famously leak a private letter from his daughter to the press.

In 2019, Thomas, 76, allowed a private letter from his daughter to be published by the Mail on Sunday newspaper and on the MailOnline website after tension grew between himself and his daughter.

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The former television lighting director said in court that he felt "vilified" by an article published by People magazine, according to a witness statement obtained by E.

"When I read the article 'The Truth About Meghan' in People magazine I was shocked by what it said about me," said the statement. "It was a total lie.

Thomas Markle, father of Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, said that he published their private correspondence because he felt "vilified" by an article in which their relationship was addressed.

6, 2019, People published an article called "The Truth About Meghan Markle’s Dad — and the Letter She Wrote Him After the Wedding," in which a "longtime friend" addressed the letter, claiming she was "heartbroken" to hear about her father's health scare and wrote to him to tell him that she loves him and wanted to "repair" their relationship.

Additionally, Thomas reportedly said he believes his daughter "authorized" five of her friends to speak with People about the relationship he shared with her, as well as the letter itself.

The article suggested Meghan "loved me and that she wanted to repair our relationship," Thomas said.

In the People magazine article, the friend alleges Thomas proposed a photo op with his daughter in his response to her letter, which Meghan felt contradicted what she'd said to him in her initial letter, when she told her father that she doesn't "want to communicate through the media.".

Meghan Markle's wedding to Prince Harry was not attended by her father, Thomas, as tension grew between the pair.

"The text of the letter proves that what was said in People magazine about the letter was wrong," Thomas said. "It 'dissolves' what was said about me in that article.

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