The late Queen reached out to Meghan Markle to offer her advice during a difficult personal time, Prince Harry has revealed. The monarch cal...
The late Queen reached out to Meghan Markle to offer her advice during a difficult personal time, Prince Harry has revealed.
The monarch called Meghan while the couple were sitting down for tea with Harry's father, then-Prince Charles.
Recalling the moment the phone rang in his tell-all memoir Spare, Harry wrote: "We all looked stunned. Meg tentatively reached for the phone. It seemed Granny was calling to talk about Meg's father.
"She was responding to a letter Meg had written her, asking for advice and help. Meg said she didn't know how to make the press stop interviewing him, enticing him to say horrid things. Granny now suggested that Meg forget the press, go and see her father, try to talk some sense into him."
He added: "Meg explained that he lived in a Mexican border town and she didn't know how she'd ever get through the airport, through the press surrounding his house, then through that part of town, and back again, quietly, safely. Granny acknowledged the many problems with this plan. In that case, perhaps write him a letter? Pa agreed. Splendid idea."
The Duchess of Sussex had a close relationship with her dad growing up, but the pair haven't seen each other since before her wedding to Prince Harry - which he did not attend.
Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, relationship expert Louella Alderson previously reflected on their fractured bond and suggested the pair are unlikely to be close ever again.
"Thomas Markle has spoken out about his estranged daughter on multiple occasions since the start of her relationship with Prince Harry, and he continues to do so, even after being cut off from communication with Meghan," she noted.
She added: "Their relationship could very well be beyond repair at this point, as there have been multiple instances of betrayal and hurt between them."
However, the expert said Meghan and Thomas' relationship could take an "unexpected turn". Louella explained: "It's possible for relationships to mend and heal over time, but ultimately, it will depend on both parties being willing to put in effort and work towards reconciliation. It would take a lot of forgiveness and understanding from Meghan to repair her relationship with her father, and it's unclear if she is ready or willing to do so at this point."
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