Thomas Markle says his daughter Duchess Meghan "cut me off completely"
Duchess Meghan Markle is gearing up to celebrate her first birthday as a member of the royal family on Aug 4. But her estranged father, Thomas Markle, doubts he"ll even be able to reach her. »RELATED: Meghan Markle, Michelle Obama trace families to same Georgia town Markle, 74, told London"s Daily Mail on Sunday that his 36-year-old daughter has removed him from her life entirely as punishment for staging fake paparazzi pictures before the royal wedding and speaking critically of the royal family. “I"m really hurt that she"s cut me off completely,” he told the Daily Mail during a nine-hour interview over three days. “I have no way of contacting my daughter.” The Emmy Award-winning Hollywood lighting director, now retired, says he hasn’t spoken to the Duchess of Sussex in 10 weeks. Markle claims that the phone ...