Old Thomas Markle is at it again, in what he claims will be his last interview with the British tabloids.

Tom has been capitalising on his daughters new royal status, using every opportunity to talk to the trashiest media outlets. In fact, Tom seems to spend so much time chatting with the Daily Mail that I wouldn’t be surprised if they have him on retainer.

Things have become so bad that palace aides have been holding crisis meetings to deal with his out of control behaviour. 

Now, he is claiming that Harry had a go at him while he was recovering from a heart attack. The Daily Mail reports:

Thomas Markle last night revealed how he dramatically hung up on Prince Harry during a heated telephone call – after the Mail on Sunday exposed him for staging paparazzi photos.

The Duchess of Sussex’s father said he was ‘upset’ by Harry’s tirade, which came as he recovered in hospital from a heart attack. And though he accepts Harry was ‘absolutely right’ to admonish him, he described the timing of the phone call from the Prince as ‘rude’.

Today, in his most explosive interview yet, Mr Markle also confesses that he lied to the Prince when Harry asked him if he had co-operated with a paparazzi photographer to pose for shots – one of which showed him apparently being fitted for a wedding suit. Mr Markle told his soon-to-be son-in-law that he was simply being ‘measured for a hoodie’.

A likely story. Tailored hoodies are definitely a thing.

Harry and Meghan called Mr Markle again, though by then he was in hospital recovering from a heart attack. Mr Markle said the Prince told him: ‘If you had listened to me this would never have happened’.

Mr Markle said he told Harry: ‘Maybe it would be better for you guys if I was dead… then you could pretend to be sad.’

‘Then I hung up.’

In hindsight, he admits Harry was ‘absolutely right’ to criticise him. Yet it was Meghan who dealt perhaps the most painful blow when she told her father he would not be allowed to make a speech at the wedding. ‘That hurt,’ he said.

Mr Markle added: ‘I’m not mad at Harry. I’m not mad at Meghan. I love them. I wish them well. But as for the rest of it, f*** it. I’m done.’

He goes on to list some other things that made him sad:

• Meghan told him there would be ‘no room’ for his speech at her wedding, leaving him feeling ‘hurt’;
• Claims of a rapprochement between him and the Royal couple are wrong and that they have not spoken for months;
• He ‘doesn’t care’ about the Royals and wants his old life back.

I’m no expert, but not talking to the media is probably a good way to get that relationship with his daughter repaired.

[source:dailymail]