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Meghan Markle is hoping to send a handwritten note to her father, Thomas Markle, in the hospital following his emergency leg amputation surgery

The Duchess of Sussex had previously reached out to her dad following the procedure, despite a report from Thomas that claimed he had not heard from his daughter, PEOPLE understands

A source has now told U.K. newspaper The Times that it’s "hoped and expected" Meghan is able to get a note to the hospital where her father is recovering in the Philippines

Meghan Markle is hoping to be able to get a handwritten note to her father, Thomas Markle , following his emergency surgery to amputate his left leg .

A spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex, 44 — who has been estranged from Thomas, 81, since 2018 — told PEOPLE on Friday,

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