Thomas Markle, the estranged father of the Duchess of Sussex, is in intensive care in the Philippines following emergency surgery, according to family statements and media reports. The 81-year-old was rushed to hospital earlier this week after becoming seriously unwell and underwent a three-hour operation.
The latest health emergency has revived public focus on the long-running and unresolved rift between Thomas Markle and his daughter Meghan, a relationship that has remained publicly fractured since before her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry.
