Thomas Markle had a special message for the queen as he left the hospital, after being admitted five days ago for a stroke. Writing on a whiteboard, Thomas expressed, “I wanted to come to pay my respects to the Queen. I wish her a happy Jubilee and many more years.”
He also thanked the medical staff who had been working with him over the past week, acknowledging he was lucky “to be alive.” Moreover, Thomas gushed, “I have been deeply moved by loving messages I’ve received from all over the world. People have been so kind. I can’t speak right now, but I am working hard and will thank people properly when I can.”
Per Metro, Thomas had previously expressed his enthusiasm for attending the Jubilee in an interview with GB News. “I’m going to show my respect for the queen and I’m going to make sure that the queen understands that my entire family respects the queen and the royals,” he said at the time. “We admire them and we want them to know that’s how we feel about them and that’s how we feel about England.”
He was also looking forward to finally meeting grandchildren Archie and Lilibet as well as being reunited with his daughter. Meghan Markle’s estranged dad notably missed her wedding after suffering two heart attacks in the run-up to it.
