The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made headlines yet again last week following the release of an explosive documentary, where Meghan’s half-sister Samantha Markle said her marriage to Harry is “toxic” and that they are “unhealthy for each other”.
The show, which was made for 7News Spotlight in Australia, gave Samantha, 58, and her dad Thomas Markle another opportunity to air their grievances about Meghan, and in Thomas’ case, a chance to beg for a reconciliation with his daughter.
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But while she acknowledges that the situation between them all is “very, very sad”, leading royal expert Jennie Bond has told us that she thinks the comments from Meghan’s family are nothing short of “poisonous”.
However, it’s not just the Markles that have come under fire from Jennie, and in an exclusive interview with new, she also explains why she thinks Meghan, 41, is “unforgiving”, and claims she thinks she and Harry don’t practise what they preach when it comes to love and kindness.
Referring to 78-year-old Thomas’ comments that he refuses to let Meghan “bury” him while he’s still alive, Jennie said, “My first emotion is that it’s very, very sad that the Markle family feel this is the only way to get their message across to Meghan. It’s very sad that they feel the need, or at least Samantha seems to feel the need, to be really quite poisonous – what right has she got to say that Harry and Meghan’s relationship is toxic? What does she really know about it?”
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Jennie does admit, however, that she feels for Thomas, who got himself into trouble before Meghan and Harry’s 2018 wedding when he set up pap shots of himself having his suit fitted in order to make money.
“My heart does go out to Thomas Markle who clearly has been a fool to himself and a fool to the world when he was taken for a ride with those photos before the wedding,” says Jennie. “Despite the fact that he keeps going on television – which is quite literally the worst possible thing he could do – I mean, he should realise that this is the one way to drive Meghan further and further away. I feel very sad that a father who is clearly very frail is having to say things like ‘she is mourning me’ and ‘I won’t let her bury me while I’m alive.’”
In spite of everything that’s been said and done in the past, Jennie goes on to explain why she thinks it’s desperately sad that Thomas hasn’t met Harry and Meghan’s children and how, in her opinion, the royal couple could do with showing a bit more love towards her family.
“When he said, ‘Please can I get to know my grandchildren?’ That’s the point where you feel very sad for Prince Archie and Prin...
The show, which was made for 7News Spotlight in Australia, gave Samantha, 58, and her dad Thomas Markle another opportunity to air their grievances about Meghan, and in Thomas’ case, a chance to beg for a reconciliation with his daughter.
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But while she acknowledges that the situation between them all is “very, very sad”, leading royal expert Jennie Bond has told us that she thinks the comments from Meghan’s family are nothing short of “poisonous”.
However, it’s not just the Markles that have come under fire from Jennie, and in an exclusive interview with new, she also explains why she thinks Meghan, 41, is “unforgiving”, and claims she thinks she and Harry don’t practise what they preach when it comes to love and kindness.
Referring to 78-year-old Thomas’ comments that he refuses to let Meghan “bury” him while he’s still alive, Jennie said, “My first emotion is that it’s very, very sad that the Markle family feel this is the only way to get their message across to Meghan. It’s very sad that they feel the need, or at least Samantha seems to feel the need, to be really quite poisonous – what right has she got to say that Harry and Meghan’s relationship is toxic? What does she really know about it?”
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Jennie does admit, however, that she feels for Thomas, who got himself into trouble before Meghan and Harry’s 2018 wedding when he set up pap shots of himself having his suit fitted in order to make money.
“My heart does go out to Thomas Markle who clearly has been a fool to himself and a fool to the world when he was taken for a ride with those photos before the wedding,” says Jennie. “Despite the fact that he keeps going on television – which is quite literally the worst possible thing he could do – I mean, he should realise that this is the one way to drive Meghan further and further away. I feel very sad that a father who is clearly very frail is having to say things like ‘she is mourning me’ and ‘I won’t let her bury me while I’m alive.’”
In spite of everything that’s been said and done in the past, Jennie goes on to explain why she thinks it’s desperately sad that Thomas hasn’t met Harry and Meghan’s children and how, in her opinion, the royal couple could do with showing a bit more love towards her family.
“When he said, ‘Please can I get to know my grandchildren?’ That’s the point where you feel very sad for Prince Archie and Prin...
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