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.