Thomas Markle has urged his daughter Meghan, Duchess of Sussex to see him "one more time before I die"
The 81-year-old retired TV lighting director had his left leg amputated below the knee at a hospital in the Philippines earlier this week and has called for his daughter to end their estrangement following the "life or death" operation.
13 December 2025
A surgeon, speaking with Markle's permission, told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: "We had to remove the foot. There was a massive blood clot in his thigh and that had stopped circulation to his foot and lower leg.
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