Overview
- The 81-year-old had his left leg amputated below the knee in a roughly three-hour operation in Cebu after a blood clot caused rapid tissue death.
- He remains in the hospital’s intensive care unit as medical staff monitor a critical early recovery window for potential complications.
- Thomas Markle Jr. said he rushed his father to care as the limb turned from blue to black and asked for prayers in comments to the Daily Mail.
- Relatives note he relocated to the Philippines earlier this year and has a history of heart attacks and a 2022 stroke that complicates recovery.
- Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have not issued public statements as of Friday.