Meghan Markle ‘devastated’ by dad’s arrest and plans to see mum she ‘misses’
Meghan Markle is reportedly planning a trip to America to see her mother Doria Ragland after her father Thomas Markle Snr was charged with alleged possession of child pornography
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Meghan Markle is reportedly set to head to the United States to visit her mother because she ‘misses’ her. The Duchess is understood to be arranging the transatlantic journey following her father’s arrest.
Thomas Markle Snr remains behind bars after being charged with possession of child pornography last week. On Tuesday (November 10), a judge ruled he should remain in custody after Markle, 82, removed his electronic tag from his leg. He had been required to wear the monitoring device as part of his bail conditions.
Meghan, who has been estranged from her father since 2018, is “devastated” by the legal proceedings, a source close to the Duchess of Sussex told People magazine. She is now making plans to travel to the US to spend time with her mother, Doria Ragland, the insider revealed.
They said: “She misses her mom since moving to England, and this makes her miss her even more. They’ve been speaking a lot. Being able to talk to her mom helps, even though she wishes they could be together.”
Meghan and Doria had been seeing each other on a regular basis when she and Prince Harry resided in Montecito, California, prior to their return to the UK in August. Back in Britain, Meghan is said to be leaning on those closest to her for support through the “devastating” news.
Meghan and Doria spotted in New York in 2023(Image: Getty)
The source added: “She is devastated. This is her dad, someone she grew up trusting and was very close to for many years. The allegations are devastating for her. There’s a lot of sadness.”
It was previously understood that Meghan has opted to focus on family and her professional life as developments in her dad’s case unfold. On Tuesday, she made her first public outing since the arrest was made public.
She and Prince Harry turned up at a gathering on the risks young people encounter online at the European Parliament in Brussels. Meghan had been scheduled to deliver a speech to those present, but decided against it as she was “not strong enough” in the wake of the revelations about Thomas Markle Snr.
