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Thomas Markle, 74, spoke to The Sun from his home in Rosario, Mexico, in his third interview with British media since his daughter married Prince Harry.
In it, he compared the British Royal Family to Scientologists – a controversial modern religion – and said they are ‘cult-like’.
This latest attack comes amid an already fraught relationship between Thomas and the Royals.
Before Meghan and Harry’s May 19 wedding, he was embroiled in a fake-photo scandal, when he admitted to colluding with a paparazzi photographer to pose for flattering ‘candid’ shots of himself.
The former Emmy-winning lighting director then pulled out of walking his daughter down the aisle just days before her wedding, citing heart problems.
Meghan was supportive at this point, issuing a statement that she hoped “he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health.”
However, after the wedding, things took a turn when Thomas appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
In a seemingly well-meaning interview, Mr Markle gushed about his daughter and thanked Prince Charles for stepping in to walk her down the aisle.
But he also managed to drop a few bombs which would be seen as serious no-nos by the royals.
Meghan Markle news: Sources close to Meghan have said the Duchess is baffled by her father’s actions (Image: Getty )
Meghan Markle news: Thomas appeared on ITV’s Good Morning Britain after the Royal Wedding (Image: ITV)
Speaking to the popular breakfast show, Thomas claimed Prince Harry said he should “give Donald Trump a chance” and was “open to the experiment of Brexit.”
The Royal Family is widely expected to keep their political alignments private.
Thomas also revealed “there’s got to be a child in the making, somewhere soon,” despite the couple making no announcement about the private matter of starting a family.
Then, with feelings clearly hurt by the frosty reaction to the interview, he spoke to the Mail on Sunday, saying: “She’d be nothing without me.
“I made her the Duchess she is today. Everything that Meghan is, I made her.”
He said he had been totally cut off by the Royal Family since the ITV interview and that “perhaps it would be easier for Meghan if I died.”
What did he say in The Sun interview?
Now, as Thomas seems to be a thorn in Meghan’s side that simply won’t go away, he has given yet another interview.
In it, he said: “They are either like Scientologists or the Stepford family. If they hear anybody say anything they just lock the doors. They need to speak up!
“They are cult-like — like Scientology — because they are secretive. They close the door, pull the shades down and put their fingers in their ears so they don’t have to hear.
“Maybe they have a secret handshake too! You cannot ask a question of them — as they won’t answer.”
Meghan Markle news: Thomas compared the British Royal Family to Scientologists (Image: Getty )
The Church of Scientology has often been likened to a cult and has sparked criticism over some of its methods.
Famous devotees to the religion include Tom Cruise and John Travolta, whose public reputation have taken a knock due to connections with the church.
The Stepford family reference is of the 1972 satirical thriller novel by Ira Levin, where men in American suburbia turn their wives into brainwashed submissive robots.
Before this most recent interview, sources close to Meghan have said the Duchess is baffled and frustrated by her father’s actions.
One source told the Mail Online: “For the life of her, she can’t understand why he’s digging such a deep hole for himself and to say things like that.”
Meghan Markle news: Before the May 19 wedding,Thomas was embroiled in a fake-photo scandal (Image: Getty )
The source also revealed it’s not the first time she’s dealt with her dad’s self-pity, describing him as a “narcissist”.
Another source said if Thomas wants to speak to Meghan, he needs to contact her in a “respectful manner.”
Though it seems he has a lot of work to do if he wants to fall back in favour with his daughter.
The two used to have a close relationship.
In June 2016, Meghan posted a picture on her now-closed Instagram of her as a baby with Thomas, with the caption: “Happy Father’s Day, daddy. I’m still your buckaroo, and to this day our hugs are still the very best in the whole wide world.
“Thanks for my work ethic, my love of Busby Berkeley films and club sandwiches, for teaching me the importance of handwritten thank you notes, and for giving me that signature Markle nose. I love you.”
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