A bitter family feud, staged paparazzi photos, and a relative in the hospital.
An old friend of Harry's mom says he should stay in the States.
Why?
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The queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations will mark just the second time Harry and Meghan
have returned to the U.K. since they left the British royal family in 2020.
Although the celebrity couple won't be allowed to join the queen on the balcony at Buckingham
Palace for the Trooping of the Color, they're reportedly excited to be there nonetheless.
People magazine has reported that the Sussexes will attend the Service of Thanksgiving on
June 3rd at St. Paul's Cathedral, alongside the rest of the family.
Meghan and Harry are traveling over with their two young children, Archie and Lilibet, but
the kids won't be at the ceremony due to their age.
The whole royal family will be present for several events throughout the celebratory
weekend, though, including the Platinum Party at the Palace, the Derby at Epsom, and the
Platinum Jubilee Pageant, which will wrap things up on Sunday, June 5th.
According to The Guardian, a spokesperson for the couple confirmed:
"Prince Harry and Meghan are excited and honored to attend the Queen's platinum jubilee celebrations
this June with their children."
Although all eyes will be on the Sussexes' interactions with the rest of the royals,
one expert wonders whether Harry should focus on fixing things closer to home first.
Richard Kay, a long-time royal reporter and personal friend of Princess Diana, reckons
Prince Harry should sort out his relationship with Thomas Markle — before it's too late.
Writing in The Daily Mail, Kay argued:
"Of all the regrets he surely privately has over his exile, the greatest must be the animosity
that exists between him and his father-in-law, who remains seriously ill in hospital after
a suspected stroke."
Although the Sussexes are slated to attend the queen's Platinum Jubilee at the beginning
of June, they've made no plans to visit Thomas, who's currently residing just a few hours
from their California home.
Thomas has frequently criticized Harry in public, and most famously staged paparazzi
photos in the run-up to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's wedding day.
Kay asserts that Thomas should have been better prepared for Meghan to become a royal, and
he puts the blame at Harry's feet for not reaching out to him.
He also criticizes Harry and Meghan for not bringing their children to meet Thomas.
Kay writes:
"It is not just three lives damaged by this escalating tragedy, now there are five divided
by this bitter disagreement."
"They're my grandchildren.
I wanna see my grandchildren."
TMZ reported in May 2022 that Meghan Markle's estranged father, Thomas, had been taken to
hospital after suffering a suspected stroke.
Paramedics attended to Thomas, who lives in Mexico, before he was transported by ambulance
to a facility in California.
The former lighting director reportedly lost his voice and communicated that something
was wrong by writing his symptoms down on a piece of paper.
This isn't his first health scare.
Thomas suffered two heart attacks in the weeks leading up to his daughter's wedding to Prince
Harry.
He then apparently staged paparazzi shots of him getting fitted for a suit, among other
things, and critics charged Meghan's dad with trying to gain sympathy through his medical
condition ahead of the nuptials.
The duchess described the paparazzi move as a "betrayal," per the Daily Mail, but Thomas
shot back that he'd apologized to her numerous times.
He also argued that what he did paled in comparison to some of her husband's dodgy past behavior,
asserting:
"We all make mistakes — but I've never played naked pool or dressed like Hitler like Harry
did."
At the time, Thomas also made a point of how close the Sussexes live to his home.
It remains to be seen whether they'll visit Thomas in hospital, but Meghan's half-sister
has spoken out about their father's health scare to let everyone know he needs space
to recuperate.
As it stands, nobody seems to know whether Harry and Meghan will ever make amends with
Thomas Markle — either now or in the future.
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