Recently, Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, has been exposed as a rather unsavory individual, with no one to blame but himself for his deeply distubring actions. And now, he’s been sent back to jail after reportedly cutting off his ankle bracelet, according to Reuters. In the past, Meghan was often the focus of criticism whenever her father appeared in the news, regardless of the context, but now people are questioning whether targeting her is even right at this point, given Thomas’s development.
In r/RoyaltyTea specifically, users are questioning where Piers Morgan stands in this drama with Thomas Markle. “Yes but why isn’t Meghan having them over for Thanksgiving? …Piers Morgan tomorrow,” sarcastically wrote a commenter. “Yes, but why didn’t Meghan tell everyone earlier that they are all terrible, she must be protecting them? …. Also Piers Morgan,” another added to the satire.
One Redditor simply asked, “Where’s Piers?” in this whole situation. Much of this sentiment isn’t requesting the iconic news anchor’s input specifically; instead, it’s more of a criticism of how the media often immediately shames Meghan Markle, putting her on blast whenever he estranged dad pops up in the news. “Waits for someone to make it Meghan’s fault this time,” remarked a Redditor.
Piers Morgan Has Commented on Thomas Markle and Meghan Markle
What these commenters might not know is that Piers Morgan has actually commented on the matter before Thomas Markle’s second arrest. Per The Wrap, the host asked, “Why did she not go public to protect others?” implying that Meghan might have known about Thomas’ illegal activities but chose to say nothing. That, or that she should do something about what’s going on.
Meghan’s perceived responsibility aside, plenty of people are also just critical of Thomas based on his actions alone. “He just wants to stay in any news cycle,” accused a user. “What an absolute dumb dumb! He deserved to be in the clink from the start tho!” exclaimed another.
As to what’s going to happen now to the 82-year-old, Reuters reports that he’s due to undergo a psychiatric examination, as the judge claims she’s found “reasonable cause to believe” Thomas has some sort of mental deficiency, though this has yet to be evaluated and diagnosed.
