A lawyer, a marijuana farmer and an anthropology student: These are some of the new royal baby's cousins, whom he is unlikely to ever meet - and whose grandfather Thomas Markle Sr. is a stranger to them.
DailyMail.com can reveal that - despite his statement welcoming his sixth grandchild on Monday - the Duchess of Sussex's father has never met two of his older grandchildren, and is a virtual stranger to the others.
His ex-wife Roslyn Markle, 73, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, told DailyMail.com that his youngest granddaughter Noel Rasmussen, 21, has only met him three times and has limited phone contact.
Markle, 74, has also never met his two oldest grandchildren, Roslyn disclosed.
They are Ashleigh Hale, 34, and her brother Chris, 32, whose mother is Samantha Markle, the Duchess of Sussex's high-profile - but estranged - half-sister.
And he has sporadic phone and email contact with his grandchildren by his Thomas Jr. 's - Thomas III, 27, and marijuana farmer and part-time reality star Tyler, 26,
Roslyn told DailyMail.com: 'Yes, [Baby Sussex] is his grandchild but considering that he's got five others that he doesn't really have a relationship with… Two of them he's never even seen.
'Deadbeat': Thomas Markle Sr., who issued a statement welcoming his new grandson, has been revealed by his first ex-wife to have no contact with his five older grandchildren
Estranged: Thomas Markle Jr. has not spoken to his daughter since last August, before the announcement of her pregnancy, and did not attend her wedding to Prince Harry after being revealed to have staged pictures for paparazzi near his Mexican home
Meet the royal cousins: Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge made clear Tuesday that the new royal baby will have his three cousins - from left Prince Louis, Princess Charlotte and Prince George - very much in his life
Half-siblings: Between them Thomas Markle Sr.'s two children - Samantha Markle, AGE, and Thomas Markle Jr., AGE, have given him five grandchildren. But none are close to him, and two have not even met him.
'He's never met Ashleigh and Christopher [Hale], and Noel [Rasmussen] he doesn't talk to. She hasn't really had any connection with him apart from the few times they've talked on the phone.'
Of the new baby, she added: 'It's wonderful news. Babies are a sheer delight. I wish Meghan and Harry well and I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures like the rest of the world.'
Baby Sussex was born in the early hours of Monday morning and weighed in at 7lbs 3oz. His 'overjoyed' maternal grandmother Doria Ragland, 62, is with the couple in London.
And Prince Harry's brother Prince William and sister-in-law the Duchess of Cambridge made clear Tuesday that they are their three children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis, will be very much part of Baby Sussex's life.
At an engagement with her husband in London, the Duchess of Cambridge said: 'As William said, we're looking forward to meeting him and finding out what his name's going to be so so it's really exciting for both of them and we wish them all the best.'
By contrast, the royal baby's grandfather Markle Sr. was 5,500 miles away in Mexico and appears unlikely to meet his new grandson.
The 74-year-old has repeatedly begged daughter Meghan, 37, to bring him back into the fold and let him meet his sixth grandchild – as have Samantha and Thomas Jr.
He and his daughter have been estranged since he missed her wedding in May 2018 amid a staged paparazzi photo scandal.
Meghan and her father have not spoken since last August, after Markle Sr. gave a string of interviews – including one in which he revealed Prince Harry's political views.
But Meghan isn't the only member of the family to have little to do with Markle Sr. Here are the grandchildren to whom he is a virtual stranger.
BABY'S YOUNGEST COUSIN: SOCIOLOGY STUDENT NOEL, 21, WHO SOMETIMES HEARS FROM GRANDPA
Another estrangement: Noel Rasmussen, 21, has spoken to her grandfather 'a few times on the phone,' Roslyn Markle tells DailyMail.com
Samantha's youngest daughter, Noel, 21, also has limited contact with her grandfather and lives with her father movie armorer Scott Rasmussen, 56, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Noel, an anthropology student, previously told DailyMail.com of her difficult relationship with her mother and said she has met her aunt Meghan just once – in 2008 when she visited with Markle Sr. to attend Samantha's graduation ceremony.
Speaking in another interview, she described Meghan as 'a good person' and said she had always looked up to her aunt.
Noel, who is very close to grandmother Roslyn, added: 'She taught me how important it was to read books. She's kind, genuine, thoughtful and warm.'
Roslyn says Noel has met her grandfather a handful of other times, all when he was visiting Samantha at her former home in Albuquerque, and that they very occasionally speak on the phone.
THE ATTORNEY, 34, WHO HAS NEVER MET HER GRANDFATHER - BUT WAS MEGHAN'S FRIEND
Friendship: While Ashleigh Hale may have never met her grandfather, she had a good relationship with her aunt Meghan. The
