Thomas Markle’s stroke wrecks his plans to travel to Britain for Platinum Jubilee
THOMAS Markle’s stroke has wrecked his plans to travel to Britain for the Platinum Jubilee.
Meghan's estranged dad had accepted an invite from I’m a Celebrity star Lady Colin Campbell to stay at her Castle Goring home in West Sussex.
Thomas, 77, planned to arrive on Monday and attend alternative Jubilee events.
But medics are said to have stepped in after he was taken to a California hospital in an oxygen mask on Monday.
He was said to have had a stroke which left him struggling to speak.
A source close to Thomas said: “There is no way doctors will let him travel.”
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Lady Colin, 72, yesterday said it was inappropriate to comment on guests.
But a source close to her told The Sun: “She has the greatest sympathy for Mr Markle.
“She thinks he has been roundly traduced by his thankless daughter and insipid son-in-law.”
Harry and Meghan and their two children are expected to stay at Frogmore Cottage, Windsor, while attending the Queen’s four-day bash.
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Thomas last month branded Harry an "idiot" who is "whipped" by Meghan and has never met his two grandchildren.
Meghan's half-sister Samantha, 57, was understood to be at his bedside after the stroke.
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The health scare comes after Thomas warned in a bitter High Court privacy case he was so unwell he could "die tomorrow".
In a letter in the case launched by Meghan over a "personal and private" letter, he revealed he was "clinically obese", had "heart and lung issues" and was on blood-thinners that affect his breathing.