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MEGHAN MARKLE’s ‘TV dad’ Wendell Pierce has called out her real-life father Thomas Markle for his tendency to spill sensitive information to the press and bash the Royal Family.
Mr Pierce played Meghan’s on-screen father Robert Zane on Suits for five years and developed a special friendship with her in that time.
Mr Pierce said: “If you care about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, then that should be the first and foremost in your mind before you say anything.
“If you love your daughter, just love your daughter. It’s not for public consumption.”
Since the Royal Wedding in May, Meghan’s estranged father has done a number of interviews claiming the Duchess has cut him off and is being controlled by the Royals.
He told the Daily Mail last month: “They have Meghan treating her father in a way that Harry’s mother, Princess Diana, would have loathed. That’s not what Diana stood for.”
A source close to the Duchess said: “The stress of her father’s continued indiscretion is upsetting but she’s coping with it the best way she knows how with the support of her husband and BFFs.”
Meanwhile, her on-screen father has offered nothing but support.
On hearing of Meghan’s engagement last year, he tweeted: “Congratulations to my TV daughter Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on the news of their wedding engagement.
“Harry you have her TV Father’s blessing. Robert Zane approves.”
He even had a heart-to-heart with Meghan on set whilst filming the fictional wedding of her character Rachel Zane to Mike Ross, played by Patrick Adams.
Mr Pierce told her: “Your life is going to change.
“It’s going to be amazing and I’m very happy for you, but I want you to know that I’m your friend.
And no matter where you are or what’s going on – if the fishbowl that you’re in ever starts getting to you – you can call me.”
Meghan was not engaged at this point in time, but Mr Pierce was astute enough to know that things were soon going to change – and fast.
He said: “From the increased security around her, I figured something might happen.”
When Mr Pierce first joined the show Suits as Meghan’s on-screen father there was some racist backlash from those who did not know Meghan is mixed-race.
The Duchess expressed surprise at the reaction, but Mr Pierce said racism “like gravity, it is there, it exists”.
When asked about the Royal Wedding itself, Mr Pierce said: “I shed a tear. It was a beautiful wedding, with a wonderful amalgam of cultures on a beautiful day. You couldn’t ask for better.”
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