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Meghan Markle reached out to dad Thomas Markle following his emergency leg amputation, despite a report from the Duchess of Sussex's father that claims he has not heard from his daughter, PEOPLE understands

The outreach between the estranged pair was not initially disclosed publicly in an effort to keep the matter private

Thomas recently had the procedure done in the Philippines

Meghan Markle reached out to her father, Thomas Markle , following his emergency leg amputation , PEOPLE understands, as a new report claims he has not heard from her.

The Duchess of Sussex, 44, emailed her father , 81, late Friday morning Pacific time after learning he had undergone the procedure. The outreach was not initially disclosed publicly in an effort to keep the matter private.

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