Meghan Markle’s most recent move has made rounds of the media cycle today, and is getting dubbed a “public relations disaster” of epic proportions.
The expert that delivered this verdict is Talk TV host Mark Dolan and he shared this thought on the Daily Expresso news show.
For those unversed with the series of events that led to this, Meghan’s father Thomas Markle is currently in the hospital, after having his leg amputated as a result of a blood clot, and in her own words, having a Daily Mail journalist being by his bedside has made it difficult for Meghan to reach out to her father.
However, in the eyes of the expert, the fact is that the journalist is a ‘dear friend’ of Mr Markle.
In his chat he called out the Duchess’ statement by saying, “this is an 81-year-old man. He’s lonely; he’s in a foreign country thousands of miles away. He’s got his son, Thomas Markle Jr, but he’s got major issues, too. He’s got health problems, he’s broke, and he’s not been able to be at the hospital 24/7, so Caroline has filled the gap.”
But for his daughter, he dubs it “a public relations disaster” because “she’s trying to rehabilitate herself in the world of Hollywood. She’s got her ailing business empire, As Ever, which is basically a bit of honey and a couple of flower sprinkles. It’s turned into a bitter war of words, and all Thomas Markle gets from Meghan is one of her creepy calligraphy letters.”
He didn’t end there either, and instead doubled down, adding, “when you’re dying, and your last hope is to meet your daughter, and you get some correspondence, I think that’s a real slap in the face.”
“Given that Meghan knew Thomas Markle was fighting for his life, if that’s not a wakeup call, and you can’t jump on a plane or call him, then nothing will change.” Before concluding he also said, “Meghan would have to have an entire personality transplant. She has to develop some empathy, of which she has shown precious little.”
