Meghan Markle moved halfway across the world to escape the British press. But there’s one thing she can’t escape: her embarrassing family and her own past!
If you think your family is embarrassing, just wait until you see the Markles. Meghan’s family, including father Thomas Markle, half-brother Thomas Markle Jr., and half-sister Samantha Markle, can’t seem to stop running their mouths to anyone who will listen. And most of what they seem to want to do is air their family’s dirty laundry and embarrass Meghan. It’s no wonder that the Duchess of Sussex no longer has anything to do with any of them.
Here are the most embarrassing Markle family moments captured on camera. 犀利士 Meghan — and the Royal Family — probably wish these videos never existed!
Thomas Markle claims the royals owe him
Think you’ve got a pretty embarrassing dad? Trust us: it’s pretty hard to beat having Thomas Markle for a father!
Markle has had many awkward moments, including nearly ruining his daughter’s royal wedding with tabloid shenanigans and later selling excerpts of her letter to him to the tabloids.
After all of that, we couldn’t help but cringe looking at this clip from the 2020 U.K. Channel 5 documentary Thomas Markle: My Story in which the 75-year-old rattles off everyone he thinks “owes” him something, including the royals, Harry, and Meghan herself.
“What I’ve been through, I should be rewarded for,” he claims.
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Thomas Markle Jr. airs their father’s dirty laundry
Thomas Markle Jr. is Meghan’s older half-brother from their father’s first marriage. In October 2018, months after Meghan married Prince Harry, Thomas Jr. gave a shockingly candid five-part interview to InTouch, airing all of their father’s dirty laundry.
Among Thomas Jr.’s most outrageous claims: their father allegedly did cocaine in the ’80s, went on sex trips to Thailand, and cheated on Meghan’s mother Doria Ragland.
Thomas Jr. also claims that their father expected Meghan to pay him back for her college tuition when her acting career took off on Suits.