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One of the first things he did was wish Queen Elizabeth a happy Platinum Jubilee. The retired Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle is 77 and has been infamously snubbed by his social climbing daughter since a heart attack forced him to miss her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry.
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He also said, “I feel hugely grateful and know how lucky I am to be alive. I want to thank everyone, especially the wonderful doctors and nurses who saved my life. They are angels.”
He added, “I have been deeply moved by loving messages I’ve received from all over the world. People have been so kind. I can’t speak right now, but I am working hard and will thank people properly when I can.” He did not say if Meghan had contacted him, but his other daughter Samantha told the media they had not heard from the “Duchess” despite her flying to Texas for a photo shoot at the site of an elementary school shooting. Because priorities.
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Thomas Markle had been planning to fly to the UK to celebrate next weekend’s Platinum Jubilee. The trip is now cancelled as he must recuperate and has limited speech among other issues.
He wrote on a whiteboard the following message: “I wanted to come to pay my respects to the Queen. I wish her a happy Jubilee and many more years.”
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According to reports, a severe stroke was caused by a blood clot on the right side of Markle’s brain. Paramedics were called to tend to him and he was rushed to a hospital near his home in Rosarito, Mexico, then taken to a US facility for additional treatment. He was in the critical-care wing all week, “and has made what one doctor told him was ‘remarkable progress.’”
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“I have lots of hard work to do and will do it,’ he wrote on the board. “I want to get well. I’m so lucky to have had amazing care and love. Thank you everyone.”
Markle has been estranged from his daughter for years after he failed to attend her wedding, and has never met his son-in-law Prince Harry or his grandchildren Archie, three, and 11-month-old Lilibet. His son Thomas Jr. said, “I will be here for Dad and do whatever it takes to help him on his road to recovery. It’s been a terrible shock for everyone but Dad is a strong man and he is determined to get well. He’s already started working with a speech therapist and is making great progress. We’ve received hundreds of messages of support for him from people all over the world. We are so grateful for the outpouring of love for Dad. I’m here for him for as long as it takes.”
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Photo Credit: Thomas Markle Instgram