PRINCE Harry not meeting Meghan Markle’s dad is “very strange”, a royal expert says.
Ingrid Seward also questioned if the Duchess of Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍 was “ashamed” of her estranged father Thomas Markle.
Meghan and Thomas dropped out after he modeled for paparazzi pictures in front of his girl’s 2018 wedding to Sovereign Harry.
Ruler Charles wound up strolling the lady of the hour down the walkway, and Thomas has been alienated from his girl since experiencing two coronary failures just before the wedding.
He conceded the snaps were a misstep and said he has apologized over and over for them.
The Sus𝓈ℯ𝓍es right now live in a £12million manor in Montecito, California, generally 400km from where Thomas lives in Rosarito, Mexico.
Host of The Sun’s Royal Exclusive programme, Matt Wilkinson, spoke to Ms Seward ahead of Prince Harry’s 40th birthday.
He referenced figures from polling group Statista which showed a drop in the Duke’s popularity, from a 71% positive rating in 2019, to just 32% now.
Ms Seward said: “I think what people really disliked is that [Harry] dissed his family.
“I think, the book Spare might have earned him millions but gosh, he’s paid for it. Oh, he’s paying for it still.
“And I think, especially among the Americans that I know, they hate the idea that he dissed his family, he doesn’t speak to his family, doesn’t speak to his brother, has never met Meghan’s father.
“I mean it’s very strange. Is Meghan ashamed of her father? Why hasn’t Harry met him?
“This sort of distancing from family, people find that very alienating.
“It’s quite the opposite to what William and Kate were showing in their most recent video.”
Earlier this year, Thomas claimed that Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet were being “denied” a relationship with their cousins.
He claimed his grandkids will one day realise “all the things they have missed out on.”
Thomas said their absence was particularly felt with the Trooping the Colour, where Prince William’s kids – Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis – stood proudly with their family on the Buckingham Palace balcony.
Meghan’s dad said the image stirred feelings of “pity” for his own grandkids.
Speaking to New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, he said: “It struck me as very sad that Meghan and Harry’s kids are being denied the right to know their cousins, who look like fantastic children, or take part in things like Trooping the Colour, which is their birthright.
“They are getting to the age where they will start to ask questions, as all kids do.
“I find myself wondering how Archie and Lilbet will feel in a few years’ time when they realise all the things they have missed out on.”
According to the Mirror, Thomas longs to meet his grandkids for the first time as he nears his 80th birthday, and finds it hard to understand why he hasn’t even met Prince Harry yet.
