{"id":749,"date":"2026-05-04T16:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/why-meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-is-ditching-philippines-moving-back-to-the-us\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T16:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:01:50","slug":"why-meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-is-ditching-philippines-moving-back-to-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/why-meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-is-ditching-philippines-moving-back-to-the-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Meghan Markle&#8217;s estranged dad Thomas is ditching Philippines, moving back to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/Untitled-3-copy-28.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s estranged father is moving back to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Markle left the Philippines, where he moved last year, to pursue \u201congoing medical care\u201d in America, according to his daughter Samantha Markle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe will be \u2026 surrounded by family and friends to support him,\u201d Samantha, 61, said (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/royals\/meghan-markle-dad-thomas-harry-37103645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">via the Mirror UK<\/a>) of the 81-year-old, who underwent an <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/05\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-has-leg-amputated-after-foot-turned-black-in-life-threatening-situation\/\">emergency leg amputation<\/a> in December 2025.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Meghan Markle\u2019s dad, Thomas Markle (pictured above in March 2024), is moving back to the United States. <span class=\"credit\">Dsanchez\/CPR \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The 81-year-old has lived in the Philippines since early 2025. <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cHe will be able to get the best prosthetics here,\u201d she noted. \u201cEven though he has been through such traumatic times, this has been a positive spiritual experience for dad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former lighting director has been residing in Cebu with son Thomas Markle Jr. since January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That October, Thomas Sr. was there during a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/01\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-sister-blasts-duchess-for-leaving-dad-trapped-in-philippines-earthquake\/\">massive 6.9-magnitude earthquake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He will have \u201cfamily and friends to support him\u201d during \u201congoing medical care\u201d in America, according to daughter Samantha Markle. <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thomas (pictured above in March 2023) will \u201cbe able to get the best prosthetics\u201d after his leg amputation in December 2025. <span class=\"credit\">LionsShareNews \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thomas was \u201cstuck on the 19th floor of a building,\u201d according to Samantha, who tweeted that her dad couldn\u2019t \u201cwalk and [was] trapped.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Slamming Markle and husband Prince Harry, Samantha wrote via X that she hoped \u201cthe same thing\u201d would happen to the couple.<\/p>\n<p>Two months later, news broke that Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/03\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-in-icu-following-emergency-surgery\/\">was in the ICU<\/a> having an emergency procedure done.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thomas had a tumultuous time in Cebu, from being trapped on the 19th floor of a building during an earthquake (pictured above) to his emergency surgery. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Thomas issued a desperate plea to Meghan during his hospital stay. <span class=\"credit\">Channel 5<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cHis foot turned blue and then black,\u201d Thomas Markle Jr. told the Daily Mail last year. \u201cIt happened very quickly. \u2026 They did some scans and an ultrasound and said the leg had to be amputated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Sr., who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/23\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markles-estranged-dad-to-receive-prosthetic-leg-after-devastating-amputation\/\">is getting a prosthetic leg<\/a>, is now in a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/28\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markles-estranged-dad-81-is-dating-his-nurse-46-after-health-scare\/\">relationship with his much-younger nurse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During his health scare, he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/06\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-dad-thomas-makes-desperate-plea-to-actress-from-hospital-bed\/\">pleaded with Meghan<\/a> to contact him, insisting he needed to see her \u201cone more time before [he] die[s].\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He said he wants to see the Duchess of Sussex (pictured above on April 16) \u201cone more time before [he] die[s].\u201d <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>While Samantha denied Meghan \u201creach[ed] out\u201d to Thomas at the time, Page Six heard otherwise via the retired royal\u2019s rep. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Although Meghan, 44, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/05\/celebrity-news\/meghan-markle-reached-out-to-dad-thomas-following-his-leg-amputation\/\">did \u201creach out\u201d<\/a> to her dad during his hospital stay, according to her rep, Samantha <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/06\/royal-family\/meghan-markles-sister-blasts-claims-actress-contacted-dad-thomas-following-leg-amputation\/\">vehemently denied<\/a> this.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed, \u201cHouston there\u2019s been no contact\u2026 Time to stop the PR bulls\u2013t Medusa.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/04\/royal-family\/why-meghan-markles-estranged-dad-thomas-is-ditching-philippines-moving-back-to-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meghan Markle\u2019s estranged father is moving back to the United States. 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