The Duchess of Sussex insists she has attempted to contact her estranged father and has asked for help identifying which hospital in the Philippines he is at, it is understood.

Thomas Markle has had his left leg amputated, according to reports, and told the Mail on Sunday he does not want to die distanced from his daughter, and wishes to meet Meghan’s children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, and her husband, the Duke of Sussex.

On Friday, a spokesperson for Meghan said she had “reached out” to her father, whom she has been estranged from since her 2018 wedding when he was caught staging paparazzi photos in the run-up to the big day.

But The Mail on Sunday reported Mr Markle was “confused” by the suggestion and added he said that he had not received any messages despite not changing

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