Harry & Meghan Docuseries Revelations
39 of the Biggest Revelations From the "Harry & Meghan" Netflix Docuseries
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With Thomas Markle continuing to accept more media interviews, but still refusing to speak to Meghan, she turned to the Queen for advice on what to do. "It was incredibly painful. And the world is watching this drama play out. And then he started criticising the royal family, but it was very embarrassing for the family. It was a problem that needed to be solved and they wanted me to make it stop," she says. "So I reached out to Her Majesty and I was like 'this is what's going on, what do you want me to do? Whatever advice you have.' But ultimately it was suggested by the Queen, the Prince of Wales, that I write my Dad a letter."
Knowing she needed to post the letter discreetly, she sent it to her business manager in LA first, to then forward onto her dad in Mexico. As soon as she saw the proof of postage signature, she knew it had not been signed for by her father. Just days later, the Daily Mail printed the correspondence, but omitted sentences and words to "paint a completely different picture of who I am and my relationship with my Dad."
The couple say that the newspaper knew the royal family wouldn't sue them, so Harry and Meghan sought their own legal advice from Schillings Law Firm. "That litigation was the catalyst probably for all of the unravelling," Meghan says.