Meghan Markle’s separated father claimed that he had given the Duchess a birthday present, but received no thanks.
The Duchess of Sussex and her father Thomas Markle have not spoken since 2018. The latter criticized his daughter and his son-in-law Prince Harry in multiple interviews.However, the 77-year-old former lighting director told TMZ On Saturday, he sent a bouquet of flowers to Markle’s residence in Montecito, California, to celebrate her landmark 40th birthday.
He said he used a personalized card to accompany the flowers, which read: “Happy birthday to you and a better day.”
Thomas told the media that the bouquet he sent was a dozen red roses, with two yellow roses in the middle, representing her and Prince Harry’s two children-2-year-old Archie and 2-month-old Lily Beat.
The Mexican resident explained that he especially wanted to incorporate his grandchildren into Markle’s birthday flower arrangements. Thomas further expressed his desire to be a part of their lives because “the children don’t seem to have enough families” in Montecito.
Thomas claimed that he did not receive a response from the Duchess to the gift, but said “it doesn’t matter”, he “just hope she likes the flowers”.
At the same time, an unnamed source told reporters that Markle plans to hold a low-key birthday celebration with Prince Harry and his two children at home on Wednesday. U.S. WeeklyAccording to sources, the Duchess does not want the “40th Great Eruption” because she “feels wrong to organize a grand birthday party during the pandemic”.
The source also said that Markle has accepted the fact that she is about to enter her 40s.
“Meghan is not worried about entering the new decade of her life,” the insider said. “She is hugging 40 years old.”
At the same time, Markle’s father said in a statement interview Reported with Fox News last month that he plans to file a petition in a California court requesting the right to see his grandsons Archie and Lily. However, according to lawyer Mark Gross, Thomas may not get what he wants. His clients include Charlie Sheen and Lisa Marie Presley.
lawyer Tell “US Weekly” pointed out that the intimacy between grandparents and grandchildren plays an important role in granting visitation rights to grandparents. However, the lawyer pointed out that Thomas has not yet established any relationship with his grandchildren.
“Because there is no relationship between Mr. Markle and his grandchildren, no court will allow him to visit,” Gross said.
He added: “Given that Mr. Markle was interviewed on TV and expressed his intention to seek visits, this is certainly not in the children’s best interests. Any judge would consider this and have reason to worry. If he was mine. Client, I would advise him not to accept any interviews, period. This is just for selfishness.”
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, participated in a panel discussion convened by the Queen’s Commonwealth Trust in London on March 8, 2019.
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