Well, this is a new page from the โMediocre White Male Entitlement Playbook.โ Meghan Markleโs estranged (and just plain strange) father Thomas Markleโwho has basically been a terror since the eve of her marriage to Prince Harryโhas now come up with a new way to impose himself upon his daughterโs life: through her two young children.
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Granting an interview to Fox News at his home in Rosarito, Mexico (h/t Page Six), the 77-year-old Thomas took it upon himself to make a personal plea to Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family, specifically asking that Meghan and Harryโs newborn Lilibet (โLili,โ for short) be allowed to be christened at the queenโs church.
โWe shouldnโt be punishing [Lili] for Meghan and Harryโs bad behavior,โ he saidโand yes, this is the same Thomas Markle who didnโt show up to walk his daughter down the aisle at her royal wedding, then lied about how he was treated by her and her fiancรฉ. Oh, and did we mention him leaking Meghanโs personal correspondence to the British tabloids?
โ[Meghanโs two-year-old son] Archie and Lili are small children. Theyโre not politics. Theyโre not pawns. Theyโre not part of the game,โ he continued. โAnd theyโre also royal and entitled to the same rights as any other royal.โ
You know whoโs entitled? This dude. In fact, Thomas Markle is so entitled, he claims he will pursue legal action against the Sussexes to gain access to his grandchildren.
โI will be petitioning the California courts for the rights to see my grandchildren in the very near future,โ Thomas told Fox News (which no doubt ate that sticky pudding up with a spoon). If thatโs not using the children as pawns in a game that has already gone on far too long, Iโm not sure what is.
And in case youโre not already clear, this is nothing more than another thirsty-ass maneuver by an attention-starved stunt queen, since under California law:
[A] grandparent can ask the court for reasonable visitation with a grandchild. To give a grandparent reasonable visitation with a grandchild, the court has to:
1. Find that there was a pre-existing relationship between grandparent and grandchild that has โengendered a bond.โ This means that there is such a bond between grandparent and grandchild that visitation is in best interest of the grandchild.
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2. Balance the best interest of the child in having visitation with a grandparent with the rights of the parents to make decisions about their child.
So, good luck with that, Tom.
Furthermore, the law notes that grandparents generally cannot file for visitation rights while the grandchildโs parents are marriedโwhich Meghan and Harry are, seemingly very happily (in spite of any hopes and wishes to the contrary). But why confuse Mr. Markle with facts?
Meanwhile, you know who has unfettered access to her grandchildren, simply for being a solid and supportive parent? Meghanโs mother Doria Ragland, who got a grateful nod from her daughter during the Sussexesโ sit-down with Oprah in March.
โYouโve never heard her say a word,โ said Meghan (h/t Page Six). โShe remained in silent dignity for four years watching me go through this.โ
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