Overview
- The 81-year-old had a three-hour emergency amputation in Cebu after falling ill, according to family accounts.
- A GoFundMe organized by a friend has drawn just over $4,500 toward mounting hospital and recovery costs.
- Thomas Markle Jr says he paid $3,000 at the hospital, signed a $2,000 promissory note, and faced a $15,000 weekend of charges.
- Meghan’s office confirmed she sent her father a private handwritten letter following the surgery, with no details disclosed.
- Thomas Jr says neither Meghan nor Prince Harry has provided financial help and he denounced an AI-fabricated photo showing Harry at the bedside.