Meghan Markle has been criticised for her “hypocrisy” towards her father Thomas Markle, as he has revealed in a new interview that Meghan “won’t be in touch” on his upcoming 80th birthday.

The estranged father of the Duchess of Sussex admitted that he still has not met his grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and would be simply be “happy with a photograph” of them.

“I’ve never been one for birthdays, but I know the one person I most want to hear from, Meghan, will not be in touch,” Markle added in an interview with the Mail on Sunday.

I’d love to meet my grandchildren, but I’d be happy with a photograph at this stage.”

Discussing the latest interview from Thomas Markle on GB News, US royal commentator Hilary Fordwich hit out at Meghan Markle’s “hypocrisy” for not reaching out to her father, despite claiming to “care about so many other people”.

Speaking to host Mark Dolan, Fordwich noted the “very sad state of affairs” the duchess is in with her father, and criticised her for having “empathy for other people” but not her own parent.

Fordwich fumed: “It is a frightfully sad story. He also added that he never thought that he’d have something in common with the King.

“And of course, the King doesn’t know his grandchildren either. And I think that’s a very sad state of affairs.”

Highlighting the biggest “hypocrisies” claimed by Meghan Markle, Fordwich recalled the Duchess’s old Instagram post, where she called her dad the “greatest in the world”.

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