Overview
- Thomas Markle, 81, fell gravely ill at home in the Philippines and was rushed by ambulance to a larger hospital after initial scans at a local facility.
- Family accounts say he underwent roughly three hours of emergency surgery and remains in an ICU as doctors monitor his condition.
- Thomas Markle Jr. says doctors warned his father’s life was in imminent danger and he asked the public to keep him in their thoughts, urging Meghan to show compassion.
- One outlet reported an amputation of his lower left leg after circulation was cut off by a clot, a claim that has not been corroborated by other reporting.
- The former TV lighting director has a history of serious health issues, including two heart attacks in 2018 and a major stroke in 2022, and he has been estranged from Meghan since 2018 with no public comment from her so far.