Thomas Markle has hit out at his daughter, Meghan, and son-in-law Prince Harry, for their “unforgivable” absence from Prince Philip’s memorial service.
Mr Markle – who has never met Prince Harry or seen his daughter since before her 2018 wedding – said their decision not to fly to the UK to attend the service was “a slap in the face for the Queen”.
“Attending and giving respect and giving God’s grace to Prince Philip for a lifetime of service was very important to the Queen, and for them not to show up was a slap in the face to the Queen,” he fumed in a video posted to his YouTube channel.
“It was unforgivable. The British people won’t forgive them for that, and they shouldn’t.
“I don’t know what the reason was, but there’s no excuse at all. It’s a slap in the face for the Queen and the British people.”
His remarks come as Prince Harry takes legal action against the Home Office for no longer providing him with armed police protection or allowing him to pay for that himself, according to the NZ Herald.
The lack of police protection was cited as the reason Harry didn’t join the rest of his family at the service celebrating Philip’s life last week.
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