Thomas Markle says he is ‘available any time’ to meet Meghan and see grandson

Mr Markle has never met his son-in-law and has not spoken to his daughter since 2018.

The front pages of newspapers the morning after the Duke and Duchess’s explosive interview aired (Gareth Fuller/PA)

The Duchess of Sussex’s father has described his “upset” upon hearing about her suicidal thoughts, and said he hoped a racist comment said to have been made about what his grandson’s skin tone might be like was “just a dumb question”.

Thomas Markle also said he thinks the couple live around 70 miles from him now since their relocation to the US, and added he is “available any time” to meet them and see Archie – who is almost two – in person for the first time.