Who's Wedding Guest List: Markle's Brother Snubbed?

Meghan Markle's estranged half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., was not invited to her wedding to Prince Harry. In a letter addressed to Prince Harry, Markle's brother criticised his sister and warned the Prince that it was not too late to call off the wedding. He also accused Markle of keeping their torn family apart by not inviting them to the royal wedding. Despite this, Markle's father was expected to be at the wedding, despite reports claiming that he had been shunned by his daughter.

Meghan Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., was not invited to her wedding to Prince Harry

Thomas Markle Jr. has not seen his sister since 2011, when they both attended their grandmother's funeral. In an interview with the Daily Mirror, he expressed his hurt at not being invited to the wedding, saying, "I'm not bitter, just baffled... It's hurtful given how close we once were."

Despite Thomas Markle Jr.'s claims that their father, Thomas Markle Sr., was also not invited to the wedding, some reports suggest that he did, in fact, walk Meghan Markle down the aisle. However, it is unclear how many of Meghan Markle's biological relatives were actually invited to the wedding.

Thomas Markle Jr. wrote a letter to Prince Harry, asking him to call off the wedding

Thomas Markle Jr., the half-brother of Meghan Markle, wrote a letter to Prince Harry urging him to call off the wedding to his sister. In the letter, published in In Touch Weekly, Markle Jr. calls the wedding "the biggest mistake in royal wedding history" and criticises Markle's relationship with their father, claiming that she used him for money and then abandoned him. He also accuses Markle of changing as a result of her "tiny bit of Hollywood fame", calling her a "jaded, shallow, conceited woman".

Markle Jr. wrote:

> "Dear Prince Harry, It's not too late, Meghan Markle is obviously not the right woman for you... Meghan's attempt to act the part of a princess like a below C average Hollywood actress is getting old."

He also addresses his lack of an invitation to the wedding, writing: "She doesn't invite her own family and instead invites complete strangers to the wedding. Who does that?"

Despite the letter, Markle Jr. flew to London ahead of the wedding, though it is unclear if he received an invitation. Markle Jr. later backtracked on the letter, describing it as "a moment of madness" and wishing his sister and Prince Harry happiness. He also claimed that he had been struggling with the attention his family received since the pair began dating and that he had written the letter out of hurt and confusion.

Thomas Markle Jr. criticised Meghan's relationship with their father, Thomas Markle Sr

Thomas Markle Jr., the half-brother of Meghan Markle, has been vocal about his criticism of Meghan's relationship with their father, Thomas Markle Sr. In a letter addressed to Prince Harry, which was published by In Touch magazine, Thomas Jr. claimed that Meghan had abandoned their father and blamed her for using him financially and then forgetting about him. He also accused Meghan of changing due to her Hollywood fame and becoming a "jaded, shallow, conceited woman."

Thomas Jr. claimed that their father, Thomas Sr., had not been invited to Meghan's wedding, despite some reports stating that he would walk her down the aisle. He asserted that Thomas Sr. had not received an invitation and that Meghan was showing her "true colors" by not inviting her own father. Thomas Jr. further stated that their father had helped Meghan financially, claiming that she would have been "busing tables and babysitting to pay her old debt" if it weren't for him.

Thomas Jr.'s criticism of Meghan's relationship with their father continued even after the wedding. In a 2019 interview, he accused Meghan of having "forgotten her roots" and portraying herself as a "people's person." He also stated that Meghan had turned into a "different person" and had forgotten her family. In 2020, Thomas Jr. said that Meghan was "tossing away every young girl's dream of becoming a princess, for money" and that she and Prince Harry were "destroying and cheapening" the royal institution.

Thomas Jr.'s letters and public statements have been part of a larger family feud involving Meghan Markle and her relatives, including Samantha Markle, her half-sister, who has also been critical of Meghan and her relationship with their father.

Thomas Markle Jr. accused Meghan of keeping their torn family apart

Thomas Markle Jr., the half-brother of Meghan Markle, accused her of keeping their torn family apart. In a letter to Prince Harry, Markle's brother criticised his sister and warned Prince Harry that it was not "too late" to call off the wedding. He went on to blame Meghan for abandoning their father, Thomas Markle Sr., and called her a “jaded, shallow, conceited" woman.

Thomas Jr. claimed that their father “didn't get an invite" to the wedding, and that Meghan was showing her "true colours". He also accused her of using their father until he went bankrupt and then forgetting about him. He said:

> "My father will never recover financially from paying Meghan's way, nor emotionally from disavowing him, Meg is showing her true colours."

Thomas Jr. also claimed that Meghan's "tiny bit of Hollywood fame has gone to her head", changing her into a "jaded, shallow, conceited woman". He added:

> "It's very apparent that her tiny bit of Hollywood fame has gone to her head, changing her into a jaded, shallow, conceited women [sic] that will make a joke of you and the royal family heritage."

Thomas Jr. hasn't seen his sister since 2011, when they both attended their grandmother's funeral. He said that he is "not bitter, just baffled" about not being invited to the wedding. He told the Daily Mirror:

> "I'm not bitter, just baffled. It's hurtful given how close we once were."

Thomas Jr. also believes that Meghan is portraying a false image of herself and trying to reinvent herself as the new Princess Diana. He said:

> "Meg likes to portray herself as a humanitarian, a people's person and a charitable person but she is none of those things to her family... She is acting phoney. Once she got into Hollywood she turned into a different person. She's clearly forgotten her roots and her family."

Thomas Markle Jr. has not spoken to Meghan since 2011

Thomas Markle Jr., the half-brother of Meghan Markle, has not spoken to her since 2011. In the lead-up to her wedding to Prince Harry, Markle's brother wrote a letter to the prince, asking him to call off the wedding. In the letter, which was published in In Touch magazine, Markle Jr. criticised his sister and warned Prince Harry that it was "not too late" to cancel the wedding. He also blamed Hollywood fame for changing his sister, writing that it had gone to her head and turned her into a "jaded, shallow, conceited woman".

Markle Jr.'s letter also accused Markle of abandoning their father, Thomas Markle Sr., and using him for money. He claimed that their father had not received an invitation to the wedding, though other reports suggested that he would walk his daughter down the aisle. Markle Jr. insisted that he was not hurt about not being invited to the wedding himself, but rather baffled, as he and his sister used to be close.

Thomas Markle Jr. has not been the only member of Meghan Markle's family to speak out against her. Her half-sister, Samantha Markle, has also been publicly critical of her, referring to her as a "social climber" and writing a memoir called "The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister". In addition, Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., has given numerous critical interviews about his daughter and leaked a private letter she sent him to a U.K. tabloid.

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