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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s U.K. return turned out to be not as smooth as they may have imagined. A few months into their move, the couple faced a major scandal. Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle Sr., faced allegations of child s—– a —- material. While the former actress claimed she already knew about her father’s alleged wrongdoings, she was criticized for not speaking up much earlier. Now, insiders reported that Markle was disgusted with the massive backlash.

Soon after the allegations against Thomas came to light, Markle shared her side of the story, saying she was “deeply distressed.” She claimed the allegations were the reason why she kept her family away from him. According to Radar Online, her statement read, “In 2018 [later corrected to 2019], a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father, and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.”

Despite the clarification, Markle sparked public outrage as many questioned her about why she did not speak up earlier. Amid the fresh criticism, an insider revealed what the mother of two was feeling. They claimed, “Criticism of Meghan intensified even after she explained her reasons for breaking contact with her father, and she is just disgusted and hurt that she is being questioned like this.”

The timeline of Markle’s story also did not add up for many. Although the Duchess claimed she was given assurance that her father was being investigated, she did not open her mouth for years. Piers Morgan also questioned Prince Harry’s 2022 comments about the media’s attention to his wife’s relationship with her father. 

At the time, the Duke blamed himself for Markle’s estrangement from her father. He said, “If Meg wasn’t with me, then her dad would still be her dad.” Morgan questioned the timeline, asking why Harry commented on Markle and Thomas’ relationship if she knew everything. 

Many royal experts also targeted Markle for posing as a victim. According to the DailyBeast, expert Rob Jobson gave his two cents on the Sussexes’ current situation. He told The Royalist podcast host Tom Sykes that he was not buying Markle’s “poor me” attitude. “There’s been so many opportunities for the Markle camp to have actually put this back into the public domain,” Jobson noted. 

He continued to contradict Markle’s current actions, saying, “I think that she is utilizing this horrible story to try to make her in some way look like the victim of a media campaign against her.” The two experts further discussed that the Duchess’ silence would have been better than her statement. 

Jobson noted that the public would have pieced the story together themselves if Markle had not commented on the scandal. He added that many would also have realized that they got the former actress’ side slightly wrong. The expert then blamed Markle, saying, “But no, it’s been turned into this sort of drama.” 

He claimed that there have been back-to-back dramas involving the Sussexes since their return to the U.K. Everything is revolving around them, and the “British royal family’s narrative has completely gone out the window.”

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