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The Duchess of Sussex's father Thomas Markle today said that his daughter had 'pretty much disowned both sides of her family' and urged her to 'grow up'.
Mr Markle claimed Meghan 'changed' when she met Prince Harry and said it was 'ridiculous' that he had been estranged from his daughter for nearly four years.
The 77-year-old retired lighting director, who lives in Rosarito, Mexico, added that he and Meghan both needed to 'grow up, talk, make up' and mend their relationship.
The Duchess of Sussex's father Thomas Markle speaks to ITV's Good Morning Britain today
Thomas Markle today said that his daughter Meghan Markle (pictured together) had 'pretty much disowned both sides of her family' and urged her to 'grow up'
He told ITV's Good Morning Britain today: 'I don't know what changed her. She's never been that way before and once she hooked up with Harry, she changed.
'I understand that she hooked up with Soho Club and a different group of people, but she's pretty much disowned both sides of her family, and I don't understand the reason.'
Thomas Markle Sr: Meghan's father is a retired lighting director living in Mexico, previously married to Roslyn Markle - with whom he had Thomas Markle Jr and Samantha Markle.
Doria Ragland: Meghan's mother is a former make-up artist and married Thomas Markle Sr in 1979. They had Meghan in 1981 but divorced in 1987.
Samantha Markle: Thomas Markle Sr's daughter and Meghan's half-sister, also known as Samantha Grant, has been divorced twice and has three children.
Thomas Markle Jr: Meghan's older paternal half-brother, was married for 11 years to Tracy Dooley until they divorced in 2001, and they had two sons - Thomas and Tyler Dooley.
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He added: 'There are some reasons that she got upset with me and one was that she thought I was giving too much attention to her brother and
