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Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland welcomed their daughter, Meghan Markle, in 1981

Thomas and Ragland divorced in 1987

Meghan and Thomas are estranged

Meghan Markle 's parents were introduced to a world of royal attention in 2016, when her relationship with Prince Harry became public.

Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland met in California and wed in 1979. They welcomed Meghan in 1981 and eventually divorced in 1987.

Meghan and Thomas have been estranged since her 2018 royal wedding to Prince Harry , following his admission that he staged paparazzi photos with a British tabloid. He did not attend the nuptials.

" I’ve lost my father ," the Duchess of Sussex told Oprah Winfrey in March 2021.

Meanwhile, Ragland is a doting grandmother to her daughter's two children:

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