Thomas Markle, 81, made his emotional plea as he lay in a hospital bed after having his left leg amputated due to a blood clot. He said he was "confused" by reports that Meghan had contacted him Meghan Markle's dad Thomas is ill in hospital after his leg was amputated

Meghan Markle’s hospital-bound dad has begged her to see him “one more time before I die”.

Thomas made his plea after having his left leg amputated below the knee due to a blood clot. One of his doctors said the op was a matter of “life or death”.

Thomas, 81, also wants to see grandchildren Archie, six, and Lilibet, four, who he has never met, “before it’s too late”. He said: “I have never stopped loving her. I don’t want to die estranged from Meghan. I want to meet my grandkids. It might be nice to meet her husba

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