Meghan Markle’s estranged father Thomas has revealed he is willing to testify against her in a court case brought by her half-sister.
Samantha Markle is suing the Duchess of Sussex for defamation, claiming the comments she made about her in her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey last year were “false and malicious statements”.
Thomas said he would be “thrilled” to come face-to-face with his daughter and her husband Prince Harry in a courtroom, and that he will give evidence on Samantha’s behalf.
Speaking on his new YouTube channel, the 77-year-old said: “I would be more than happy to. I’ve been trying for almost four years to get to see my daughter and her ginger husband in a courtroom face-to-face.”
“I’d be thrilled to defend my oldest daughter. I’m certainly pulling for my oldest daughter Samantha.”
Meghan’s father also revealed he that he was surprised Prince Harry didn’t fly out to see him in person to ask for Meghan’s hand in marriage.
He said: “I thought the Royals had some kind of sense of dignity where he would have taken the time to fly down and see me.”
“It amazes me that a man that tells me don’t talk to anyone rides on the top of a bus down Hollywood Bvd doing an interview.”
“It amazes me that they go on Oprah Winfrey for hours and sat there and talked and exposed things that they shouldn’t be exposing to anyone and I think it’s so disrespectful to the Royals.”
According to documents obtained by TMZ, Meghan’s comments in the Oprah interview caused Samantha “emotional and mental distress”.
Samantha has alleged Meghan fabricated parts of her “rags to royalty” narrative, after the former actress claimed she essentially raised herself from “virtual poverty”.
In court documents, the 57-year-old also accused Meghan of launching a “premeditated campaign to destroy” her and her father’s reputation.
Samantha has claimed the interview “hurt sales of her autobiography”, and is seeking $75,000 (€68,600) in damages.
In response to the suit, the Duchess’ lawyer Michael Kump said: “This baseless and absurd lawsuit is just a continuation of a pattern of disturbing behavior.”
“We will give it the minimum attention necessary, which is all it deserves.”
