December 7, 2025 at 07:35 PM ESTBy Daily Drop

Meghan’s Email to Dad Lost in Digital Void After Leg Amputation

Meghan’s Email to Dad Lost in Digital Void After Leg Amputation
The Duchess of Sussex visiting ActionAid South Africa during an official tour on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen. eNCA, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Days after Thomas Markle, 81, had his left leg amputated in a Philippine hospital due to a severe blood clot, Meghan Markle sent him a private reconciliation email — but it never reached him. The retired lighting director no longer uses email and currently has no phone, sources tell the New York Daily News.

Thomas, still recovering, told UK media he remains open to making peace and hopes to meet his grandchildren before it’s too late.

The father-daughter rift began in 2018 over staged paparazzi photos ahead of the royal wedding and has remained public ever since.

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