Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas, is in intensive care seriously ill.

I see this post has run to 10 pages. It’s totally beyond me why a single person cares a hoot for an American woman married to a minor royal.
Go and read a book instead of gossip about someone you will never meet and surely wouldn’t want to.

You added to it watermeadow

Why quote me as having written “admiral reasons”?

Have you run out of books to read watermeadow?

Lathyrus3 "Personally I don't think thats an admirable reason for never having said anything about him" My last post was in response to your comment but feel free to disregard if you feel it has no merit.

A "spokesperson' for Meghan has said she 'reached out' to her father by sending an email to her him and 'it didn't bounce back". This was mentioned in earlier posts. This infers the email address exists and was sent and received. The DM reports it understands the email "was sent to an address TM hasn't used for at least 5 years." Evidently the DM spoke to their client TM, who confirmed it was his email address but he has not been using that email account for 5 years. The DM thus corroborates Meghan's 'spokesperson'.

TM hopefully will want to check his email account and actually read his daughter's message? Or ask someone to access her message on his behalf?. Or send a message back to his daughter privately, i.e. not in the press, where she should alternatively send her message, away from the press? That is if he does actually want to hear from his daughter.

Lathyrus3

I don’t think it’s two wrongs Casdon.

There isn’t a right or wrong of living off the media. It’s a matter of personal choice and taste. I’d hate it but others enjoy being in the limelight and decide to make their living that way.

So I wouldn’t say it’s ok for one person and not another. That’s what I don’t get.

Maybe he hates it but hasn't got enough money to pay medical bills. Sometimes needs must.

In one of the newspapers yesterday, her brother said the insurance doesn’t cover the limb amputation.

She has said a bit about her ‘lonely” impoverished childhood, a “latchkey kid” whose parents had no time for her and who had to cope with making her own TV dinners.
I thought Meghan had a private education at an exclusive girls' school?
Her father had a good job and also won a lottery.
Hardly impoverished.

watermeadow

I see this post has run to 10 pages. It’s totally beyond me why a single person cares a hoot for an American woman married to a minor royal.
Go and read a book instead of gossip about someone you will never meet and surely wouldn’t want to.

Spare?

I actually feel quite sorry for Harry - as she first of all seems to have fooled him and then went on from there to get him to join in "telling tall tales" and so he's equally culpable for some of it.

I feel fairly sure what his personal crusade will be - when Megan drops him or he's had enough of her. It will be on behalf of men I think.....

Sas situation, when your medical insurance doesn't cover the cost of an essential procedure. Glad to live in a country with a national service for our health. Not perfect I know, but so much better than some.

Lathyrus3

But Harry and Meghan have both spoke copiously about their childhood (albeit with contradictory accounts) and Harry has written all about it in his book for all the world to read .

Surely that must mean they want people to be interested and talk about it?

It doesn’t make sense to say we don’t know anything when they’ve both made sure that we do - according to them.

So if a famous person you don’t know speaks about their own childhood, that means you know them well enough to contradict what they say? It means you know them well enough to conclude you know exactly enough to decide how they should feel about their own relationships? This is delusional thinking. Child-like even.

I haven’t contradicted them at all. Where do you see that?

I haven’t said anything about how they should feel either.

I’ve said I don’t see how what Thomas Markle is doing is any different to what they are doing in monetarising the family rifts.

Are you mixing me up with somebody else?

I’ll accept an apology for that rather childlike sneer at the end of your post where you think you know me well enough to call me delusional 🤔

Mariella - I too find the whole situation sad. My evil MIL fell out with her husband's (my FIL) side of the family long before I knew her. She fell out with everyone but like Harry is besotted with Meghan, my FIL was with his wife and took her side. He never saw his parents for the last 40+ years of his life because they both lived to be 96. He saw their deaths in the local obituary column. He never saw his sister again who died in the same month as him.My husband and his sister from that day onwards never had contact with their grandparents, cousins, aunties and uncles. My children never met great grandparents on that side of the family. I could go on how sad it is. I feel sorry for Archie and Lilibet because through no choice of their own they are being deprived making relationships with family on both sides.

Husbands generally take the wife's side. It's the way of things.

*Bukkie, this is really sad.
It's giving them no chance to make their own decisions about having a relationship with their relatives.
I think it will be even more bizarre for Archie and Lili as their cousins are in the public eye.

Allira

^She has said a bit about her ‘lonely” impoverished childhood, a “latchkey kid” whose parents had no time for her and who had to cope with making her own TV dinners.^
I thought Meghan had a private education at an exclusive girls' school?
Her father had a good job and also won a lottery.
Hardly impoverished.

Just reiterating a couple of her interviews about her childhood 😬

You know, so that I can’t be+accused of contradicting her😬🙄

I just wondered why *lemonjam” when you quoted me, you changed ‘admirable” to “admiral”.

Like I couldn’t spell or didn’t know the difference or something.

Lathyrus3

I haven’t contradicted them at all. Where do you see that?

I haven’t said anything about how they should feel either.

I’ve said I don’t see how what Thomas Markle is doing is any different to what they are doing in monetarising the family rifts.

Are you mixing me up with somebody else?

I’ll accept an apology for that rather childlike sneer at the end of your post where you think you know me well enough to call me delusional 🤔

No apologies from me. I stand by my comment. I responded to you saying “it doesn’t make any sense to say we don’t know anything about these people”. You commented on my comment. I reiterated my position. Nothing Harry/ Meghan/ or their estranged relatives have said publicly or published makes anyone here experts on their lives or personalities behind closed doors. I’m not sure why that fact ruffles feathers so much. Yours simply wasn’t the only comment I was referencing in my overall point.

I’m also not quite sure why you are defending your position on the public actions of Thomas Markle in a comment to me. My comment about him was a stand alone one, not a reply to you or anyone. I fully recognize that my values and instincts as a parent won’t be shared by all, hence me not addressing yours or anyone else’s opinion on him. No point there. Distasteful as I find his public actions as a parent, I don’t feel strongly about any of these people overall. If you are looking to debate feelings on these famous strangers I am sure others share your passion and can indulge you. I just won’t pretend I know them deeply the way so many do.

BlessedArt

Lathyrus3

But Harry and Meghan have both spoke copiously about their childhood (albeit with contradictory accounts) and Harry has written all about it in his book for all the world to read .

Surely that must mean they want people to be interested and talk about it?

It doesn’t make sense to say we don’t know anything when they’ve both made sure that we do - according to them.

So if a famous person you don’t know speaks about their own childhood, that means you know them well enough to contradict what they say? It means you know them well enough to conclude you know exactly enough to decide how they should feel about their own relationships? This is delusional thinking. Child-like even.

Where have I contradicted them?

Where have I said d anything about how they should feel?

If you’re going to sling accusations around you need to have proof.

Especially if you then follow those accusations up with personal comments about a poster being delusional and “childlike” in their thinking.

That is truly making the personal, unjustified statements that you say you deplore.

I await the proof and justification for your personal statements about me and my mental capabilities.

I mean this as kindly as possible, I’m not interested in having a Harry/Meghan debate. I’ve made my points. You can accept that my opinions are what they are, or you don’t have to. Up to you. Makes no difference to me.

BlessedArt, why are you commenting on this thread?
I really don't get it.
I scroll on by any titles that don't interest me.
Why stop and post?

Ok.
You’ve accused me of things you can’t justify. You’ve made personal remarks that you can’t defend.

You won’t or can’t admit you got it wrong.

You’re only step now is to say I won’t discuss it any further”.

I get it😂😂😂😂

MarieElla

BlessedArt, why are you commenting on this thread?
I really don't get it.
I scroll on by any titles that don't interest me.
Why stop and post?

Yes, it is puzzling.

If you are looking to debate feelings on these famous strangers I am sure others share your passion and can indulge you.

Ouch! Unnecessary, uncalled for, and I'm puzzled as to why you are indulging yourself by posting on this thread Blessedart .