Meghan Markle has been criticised for her "hypocrisy" towards her father Thomas Markle, as he has revealed in a new interview that Meghan "won't be in touch" on his upcoming 80th birthday.
The estranged father of the Duchess of Sussex admitted that he still has not met his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and would be simply be "happy with a photograph" of them.
"I've never been one for birthdays, but I know the one person I most want to hear from, Meghan, will not be in touch," Markle added in an interview with the Mail on Sunday.
"I'd love to meet my grandchildren, but I'd be happy with a photograph at this stage."
Thomas Markle has revealed that he still has not met his grandchildren, Archie and Lilibet, ahead of his 80th birthday
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Discussing the latest interview from Thomas Markle on GB News, US royal commentator Hilary Fordwich hit out at Meghan Markle's "hypocrisy" for not reaching out to her father, despite claiming to "care about so many other people".
Speaking to host Mark Dolan, Fordwich noted the "very sad state of affairs" the duchess is in with her father, and criticised her for having "empathy for other people" but not her own parent.
Fordwich fumed: "It is a frightfully sad story. He also added that he never thought that he'd have something in common with the King.
"And of course, the King doesn't know his grandchildren either. And I think that's a very sad state of affairs."
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently toured Nigeria together as part of the Archewell Foundation and Invictus Games projects
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Highlighting the biggest "hypocrisies" claimed by Meghan Markle, Fordwich recalled the Duchess's old Instagram post, where she called her dad the "greatest in the world".
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Fordwich explained: "The hypocrisy of Meghan Markle claiming to care about people and all the tours they go on where they have empathy for people. In 2016, she posted on Instagram that her daddy was the greatest in the world.
"The other thing is that she claimed that she had made everything herself, and she came from a very poor family. Actually. She had a very privileged childhood, being sent to private schools in California and of course, her father, he was the one who set her off on her career in Hollywood. It wasn't all done by herself.
Mark then claimed that the latest interview from Thomas Markle will "not be good for the brand" of Prince Harry and Meghan, as they are "all about their PR".
He added: "Poor old Thomas Markle, as he approaches his 80th birthday, he is a serious thorn in the side and frankly, an ongoing embarrassment to the couple."
Hilary Fordwich criticised Meghan Markle's 'hypocrisy' towards her father ahead of his birthday
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Fordwich agreed, responding: "Yes, and I think one of the things that's immensely sad is that Meghan Markle wasn't happy to be number two to Princess Catherine, and now she ends up being really nothing, because dog biscuits and jam really don't rank from being a relation to the Royal Family.
"The greatest sadness is that I think Prince Harry squandered the love and actually the empathy of a nation. And at this time, her father is experiencing the same thing as the King."
Mark then argued that Thomas Markle has also been accused of "leaking private correspondence" about Meghan to the press, and how similar incidents have lead to their relationship becoming distanced.
Fordwich hit back: "I do think from things that I've heard from other people, he was duped, and certainly her sister Samantha says that he was duped into doing that. And also at the time, he didn't realise how hurtful it would be.
"But again, Mark, what about hypocrisy? If it's so bad to throw your family under the royal bus, then why do it yourselves? That's what Harry's been doing and that's what Meghan Markle have been doing."