Duchess Meghan reaches out to ailing father Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has reached out to her estranged father Thomas Markle following his emergency surgery. 6 December 2025 Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has reached out to her father following his emergency leg amputation. Duchess Meghan reaches out to ailing father Thomas Markle, 81. underwent a three-hour operation to remove his left foot and lower leg earlier this week, after the limb went black as a blood clot stopped blood circulation.