Overview
- A spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex told People that Meghan “has reached out” to her estranged father following his surgery.
- Thomas Markle told the Mail on Sunday he has not heard from his daughter, and hospital staff in Cebu said they received no contact from her or her team.
- Doctors amputated Markle’s left leg below the knee on December 3 after a blood clot cut off circulation, with his surgeon describing the operation as life‑or‑death.
- He remains in the ICU under close observation for infection risk, with family saying his medical team considers the immediate post‑operative period critical.
- From his hospital bed, Markle publicly pleaded to see Meghan and said he does not want to “die estranged,” noting he has never met his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet.