A letter from Meghan Markle to her ill father Thomas Markle has been delivered to him in hospital, her spokesperson confirmed.

The Duchess of Sussex spent the weekend ringing round hospitals in the Philippines, where her father had a leg amputated during life saving surgery last week.

A journalist for the Daily Mail had been at his bedside and recorded a video of him thanking people for their support but Meghan had not been able to get a message to him.

A spokesperson for Meghan said in a statement to Newsweek and others: "Given that a Daily Mail reporter has remained at her father’s bedside throughout, broadcasting each interaction and breaching clear ethical boundaries, it has been exceedingly difficult for the Duchess to contact her father privately, despite her efforts over th

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