Watch: Meghan Markle's Father Plans to Petition Court to See His GrandkidsMeghan Markle's half-sister is detailing their father's current predicament. After a 6.9-magnatude earthquake struck the Philippines Sept. 30, the Duchess of Sussex's sister Samantha Markle alleged Thomas Markle Sr., who has been living in the country in recent months, has been left trapped in an apartment. "my father is stuck on the 19th floor of a building in the Philippines after a massive earthquake," she posted to X Sept. 30, "and he can't walk and he is trapped.