Overview
- House Sussex said Meghan attempted to contact Thomas Markle, marking a rare outreach after years without contact.
- It remains unclear whether she reached him, according to reporting cited by the BBC and other outlets.
- Media accounts say the 81-year-old is being treated in intensive care in the Philippines, with the Daily Mail reporting part of his left leg was amputated after emergency surgery.
- Key medical details have not been independently confirmed, and officials have not provided updates on his condition.
- Their estrangement dates to the 2018 wedding photo scandal, and reports say he has never met her children, Archie and Lilibet.