{"id":1601,"date":"2019-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/uncategorised\/thomas-markle-snr-speaks-out-following-birth-royal-grandson\/"},"modified":"2020-01-31T06:11:30","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T06:11:30","slug":"thomas-markle-snr-speaks-out-following-birth-royal-grandson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity\/thomas-markle-snr-speaks-out-following-birth-royal-grandson\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Markle Snr Speaks Out Following Birth Of Royal Grandson"},"content":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle&#8217;s somewhat estranged father, Thomas Markle Snr, has released a statement regarding the birth of his sixth grandchild.\n\nThe former lighting director, 74, released a statement via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/9013889\/meghan-markle-dad-thomas-baby-joy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Sun<\/a> saying:\n<blockquote><em>\u201cI&#8217;m delighted to hear that mother and child are doing well.<\/em>\n\n<em>\u201cI am proud that my new grandson is born into the British royal family and I am sure that he will grow up to serve the crown and the people of Britain with grace, dignity, and honour.<\/em>\n\n<em>\u201cGOD bless the child and I wish him health and happiness, and my congratulations to my lovely daughter Duchess Meghan and Prince Harry, and GOD save the Queen.\u201d<\/em><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxIKMKWBUgo\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxIKMKWBUgo\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-05-06T16:17:31+00:00\">May 6, 2019 at 9:17am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\nThomas Markle has been out of the public eye for some time now after allegations he staged paparazzi photos and a number of public statements including telling&nbsp;Good Morning Britain, &#8220;Perhaps it would be easier for Meghan if I died.&#8221;\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxH36irhwcO\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxH36irhwcO\/\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (@sussexroyal)<\/a> on <time style=\" font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px;\" datetime=\"2019-05-06T13:37:50+00:00\">May 6, 2019 at 6:37am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n\nThe official Sussex Royal Instagram account shared the news in the early hours of the morning, sharing&nbsp;that Meghan had&nbsp;given birth to a boy weighing seven&nbsp;pounds and three ounces (3.2 kilograms).\n\nIn a public statement, Harry said Meghan and the newborn were doing &#8220;incredibly well&#8221; 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How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension. But, we\u2019re both absolutely thrilled. And so grateful to all the love and support from everybody out there. It\u2019s been amazing,&#8221; he said.<\/em>\n\n<em>&#8220;For us, I think we\u2019ll be seeing you guys in probably in two days time, as planned, as a family&#8230; so everyone can see the baby.&#8221;<\/em><\/blockquote>\n<em>Image: Getty<\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;GOD save the Queen.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":1602,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[418,209],"tags":[],"geo_market":[],"class_list":["post-1601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","category-entertainment"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thomas Markle Snr Speaks Out Following Birth Of Royal Grandson - 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