Prince Harry’s Claim Publication Strategically Omitted Paragraphs Is Wrong, Thomas Markle Suggests

Prince Harry previously released a controversial statement in which he lashed out at the press for publishing offensive stories about him and his wife, Meghan Markle. The Duke of Sussex also accused one publication of infringing copyright after they released the snippets of Markle’s letter to Thomas Markle Sr.

But during a recent interview with Daily Mail, Markle’s dad seemingly revealed that he was the one who didn’t share Markle’s letters in their entirety. As such, the Duke of Sussex’s accusation that the publication strategically omitted paragraphs could be wrong.

“I decided to release parts of it because of the article from Meghan’s friends in People magazine. I have to defend myself… I only released parts of the letter because other parts were so painful… The letter didn’t seem loving to me. I found it hurtful,” he said.

The dad of three also said that he didn’t recognize the person who wrote the letter because that’s now he knows the Duchess of Sussex. Thomas also said that Markle never asked him about his heart surgery, which suggested that she doesn’t care about him.

“I was hoping it was the olive branch I’d longed for. Instead, it was deeply hurtful. I was so devastated I couldn’t show it to anyone — and never would have, had it not been for the People piece which meant I had to defend myself,” he said.

Thomas went as far as saying that he tried to call Markle a few times, but his calls never went through. But while speaking with People, one of Markle’s friends claimed that Thomas never called or texted Prince Harry’s wife.

In his statement, Archie’s dad accused the media of playing games with him and Markle.

“In addition to their unlawful publication of this private document, they purposely misled you by strategically omitting select paragraphs, specific sentences, and even singular words to mask the lies they had perpetuated for over a year,” he said.

Daily Mail released a statement shortly after saying that they are standing by what they published earlier this year.