Meghan Markle’s Dad Thomas Markle Rushed to Hospital After Suffering ‘Possible Stroke’
24.05.2022 - 20:53
/ usmagazine.com
Meghan Markle‘s father, Thomas Markle, was rushed to a hospital following a “possible stroke,” according to TMZ.
Thomas, 77, was photographed receiving attention from paramedics in an ambulance with an oxygen mask strapped to his face. TMZ reported on Tuesday, May 24, that Thomas was transported from Tijuana, Mexico, to a nearby hospital in Chula Vista, California, after fearing for his health. He reportedly could not speak and was told to write his symptoms down instead.
The retired lighting director missed the 40-year-old Suits‘ alum’s May 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry after telling TMZ that he had a heart attack and required surgery. The father-daughter duo have been estranged ever since he was caught staging paparazzi photos before the Sussexes exchanged vows in London.
In March 2021, Thomas opened up about the last time he spoke to Harry, 37, referring back to his prior health issues. “The last time we spoke — actually, we didn’t speak, we actually texted each other — I was laying in a hospital bed after having a heart attack,” he claimed on Good Morning Britain at the time. “I had to tell them that I couldn’t come to the wedding [in May 2018]. At that point, we had pretty much said goodbye.”
The Daytime Emmy winner proceeded to flip the script on his own story, clarifying that he abruptly ended a phone call with his now-son-in-law without giving the couple well-wishes for their wedding day. “Harry had said to me at that point, ‘If you had listened to me, this wouldn’t have happened to you,'” Thomas alleged. “And me, laying in a hospital bed after I’ve had a procedure and getting a stent put here and a stent put here, felt that that was kind of snotty, so I hung up on him. And that’s the last conversation we ever