Thomas Markle called his son-in-law Prince Harry an “idiot” as he announced his intention to visit the UK for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
The outspoken 77-year-old said he will fly to London in June in a bid to reunite with his daughter and “repair” their fractured relationship.
In a scathing attack, he also accused the Duke of Sussex of being “whipped like no person I think I’ve ever seen” by his daughter.
Speaking from his home in Rosarito, Mexico, he told GB News: “I’m looking forward to it [flying over for the Jubilee]. I’m going to show my respect for the Queen and I’m going to make sure that the Queen understands that my entire family respects the Queen and the Royals.
“We admire them and we want them to know that’s how we feel about them and that’s how we feel about England.
“I would like to meet with Prince Charles and thank him for walking my daughter down the aisle, and also to meet and talk with him because I think we have a lot in common now. We’ve pretty much both been ghosted by our children.”
He added that he wanted the royals to know that his family have “nothing but respect and admiration” for them.
Mr Markle also hit out at Harry and Meghan for failing to bring their kids Archie and Lilibet with them to the UK when they visited the Queen in early April.
“Not bringing the children was like another slap in the face to the Queen,” he said.
“It was very rude and the wrong thing to do. It makes no sense at all...I don’t know if it’s Meghan or if it’s Harry but the Queen should have every right to see her great-grandchildren and I should have the right to see my grandchildren. So if they show up I hope they bring the kids.”
Asked if he was expecting them to be in London during the Jubilee celebrations, Mr Markle said: “I’m getting the feeling that if they know I’m coming, they won’t be coming. But if they do come I would love to reach out, speak with them and try to figure out what was wrong and how we can repair it.
“I don’t see that happening. But I certainly would like to try.”
