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Meghan Markle’s brother pleads with the Queen to help heal rift with Thomas Markle Sr amid fears his sister is ‘turning into a zombie’

MEGHAN Markle’s brother has written to the Queen pleading with her to help heal the rift with her dad.

Thomas Markle did not attend her wedding to Prince Harry after a row erupted over him being paid for photographs of him shopping for a suit for the ceremony.

Meghan Markle's brother wants The Queen to help heal the rift between Meghan Markle and her dad
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Meghan Markle's brother wants The Queen to help heal the rift between his sister and her dadCredit: Getty - Contributor

Now Thomas Markle Jnr, 52, has written to the Monarch, begging: “I urge you to convince Meg to bring her father over to the Palace for him to meet the Royal Family and spend time with him.

“I recently went to see him after hearing of his heart surgery and his health is not good.

“I fear if Meghan waits too long it will be too late as Tom Sr feels like her won’t see her again.”

The Duchess of Sussex’s brother congratulated her and her husband on their wedding, saying they looked “very much in love”.

Thomas Markle Jnr has pleaded with The Queen to encourage Meghan to invite her dad to spend time with the Royal Family
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Thomas Markle Jnr has pleaded with The Queen to encourage Meghan to invite her dad to spend time with the Royal FamilyCredit: Mirrorpix
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But he fears “Meg may feel like she’s being held prisoner and turning into a zombie”.

Thomas Markle Jnr told Star magazine in the US that the pressure on his sister has got to be “overwhelming”, especially because she is being “treated differently than Kate”.

He also claimed there has been "tension from Camilla" towards Meghan, despite the fact the pair have been seen on more than one occasion chatting happily and sharing a joke.

Meg's dad didn't attend the wedding after it emerged he was paid for photographs of him shopping for a suit for the ceremony
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Meg's dad didn't attend the wedding after it emerged he was paid for photographs of him shopping for a suit for the ceremonyCredit: The Mega Agency
Thomas Jr said the pressure on Meghan is 'overwhelming'
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Thomas Jr said the pressure on Meghan is 'overwhelming'Credit: Getty - Pool
Meghan and her dad have become estranged following outrageous claims he's made to the press
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Meghan and her dad have not seen each other since she got married to Prince HarryCredit: James Breeden - The Sun

He pleaded with the Palace to “stop bad comments” towards the Markle family and urged them to give Thomas Sr and Meghan’s mother Doris Ragland “Royal titles”.

Thomas Jnr added: “My father deserves to be treated like royalty, like he treated Meghan her whole life.”

Last week we told how Meghan's dad "begged his daughter to give him final chance" as a pal said he wanted "to apologise".

But one friend claimed the pair have zero chance of healing their rift because they've had "serious problems for years".

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