Meghan Markle recently managed to get a letter to her father, Thomas Markle, after his emergency surgery. It comes after several days of claim and counterclaim about her ability to contact him, PEOPLE reported.
A note has been delivered to the 81-year-old in the hospital in the Philippines due to “the support of reliable and trusted” people, a representative for the Duchess of Sussex, said on December 10th.
Thomas from whom Meghan has been estranged since 2018, has been recovering in a hospital after undergoing a lower leg amputation on December 3rd.
On December 9th, it emerged that Meghan had been trying to get correspondence to him after earlier attempts were reportedly not received. Her spokesperson confirmed early on Dec. 10 that she has now been successful.
The spokesman said in a statement, “With the support of reliable and trusted contacts, her correspondence is now safely in his hands.”
Meghan emailed her father on Friday December 5th, as news spread of his operation. She had kept that reach out private, but after The Mail on Sunday reported on December 6th that Thomas was “confused” by the claims and said that he had not received anything from Meghan.
PEOPLE reported that Meghan personally called several hospitals in an effort to locate him. The duchess’ team has also sought clarification from those close to Thomas regarding the best way of contacting him as he recovers.
The journalist in contact with Thomas had previously said that he was not currently in possession of his phone, and the Duchess of Sussex does not have a working phone number for him.
