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Meghan Markle attempted to email her dad, Thomas Markle, in an email that went unseen, while he pleaded with his daughter publicly to make contact with him. Thomas Markle, 81, called for Meghan to see him "one more time before I die" after his leg was reportedly amputated below the knee during surgery.
The Duchess of Sussex reportedly emailed her dad in an attempt to "reach out" but the email went unseen as it was sent to an address he had not used for five years, claims a report in the Telegraph. The two have been estranged since Meghan's wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.
Meghan's aides, however, have made clear that if he is willing to share a different email address, it will be forwarded on.
Mr Markle told media he was "confused" by reports that she had attempted to reach him, saying he had not changed his number and had received no messages.
It comes as a surgeon says the amputation was a matter of "life and death". They said: "We had to remove the foot. There was a massive blood clot in his thigh and that had stopped circulation to his foot and lower leg. It was life-or-death surgery. Had the infection in the foot moved to his heart, it would most likely have been fatal. He is doing well but he is not out of the woods yet."