Thomas Markle, who celebrated his 74th birthday, said he would continue to speak to the media until the royal family breaks its silence
Meghan Markle
'I see it in her eyes. I see it in her face and I see it in her smile. I've seen her smile for years. I know her smile. I don't like the one I'm seeing now. This one isn't even a stage smile ' this is a pained smile," he said, claiming that the 36-year-old actress-turned-royal was struggling under the pressures of her new role. "It really worries me. I think she's under too much pressure. There's a high price to pay to be married to that family," he said, adding that he wanted to a part of her life and as grandfather to any future child that is born to her and Harry. 'I'd like to put our differences behind us, and get together. I miss you very much," he said. His latest tirade came as Meghan's half-sister, Samantha Markle, also launched into a fresh attack on the royal family, branding it an 'embarrassment' for ignoring her father. "Glad you have so much time to gallivant around paying tribute to others while ignoring your own father,' she tweeted as Prince Harry and Meghan attended a special tribute event to mark the 100th birth anniversary of anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela in London on Tuesday.
"Act like a humanitarian, act like a woman! If our father dies I'm holding you responsible, Meg," she said, in an apparent reference to Thomas Markle's heart procedure in the days before the royal wedding in May. "My father is not an embarrassment for loving his daughter! The royals are an embarrassment for being so cold. You should be ashamed of yourselves," she added. Meghan, as Duchess of Sussex, has had a packed schedule of royal duties since her wedding, including a tour of Ireland with Prince Harry as well as her first official outing with the Queen. Over the weekend, she was pictured laughing and chatting animatedly with her sister-in-law, Kate Middleton ' the Duchess of Cambridge ' in the royal box at the Wimbledon championships.
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