The Duchess of Sussex’s ailing dad is said to be “heartbroken” at his growing estrangement from daughter Meghan since missing her fairytale wedding to Harry.
Markle Snr fears they may not “ever be together again” and believes the royal couple are now “shot” of him.
But while increasingly distanced from Meghan, the retired lighting director met up with his son Tom Jnr for the first time in more than four years at the weekend.
The hour-long reunion will pour even more pressure on the former actress to travel from Kensington Palace to his Mexico to check on his health.
A source said: “Thomas is heartbroken. He is at a complete loss as to why he has been excluded.”
Thomas, 71, has been telling friends: “I haven’t talked to Meghan and Harry for a long time. I think they’re shot of me now.”
His despair comes after he failed to attend the royal wedding in May.
He suffered heart palpitations and had emergency surgery shortly after being exposed for faking paparazzi pictures for cash.
He then appeared on Good Morning Britain two weeks ago and broke royal protocol by revealing his new son-in-law’s views on Brexit and Donald Trump.
Mr Markle now fears Megan will never visit him in Mexico, saying: “I don’t know if she’ll visit. I told her not to come and visit when I was in hospital. I think that relationship is lost now.”
Only last week, Thomas voiced his irritation Donald Trump will meet the Queen next week before he has had the chance to.
He said: “If the Queen is willing to meet our arrogant, ignorant, and insensitive president she has no excuse not to meet me, I’m nowhere near as bad.”
Thomas met his son in San Ysidro, California, after travelling from his oceanfront home in Rosarito, Mexico, on Saturday.
Tom Jr, 51, travelled 850 miles from his home in Grant’s Pass, Oregon, as he wanted to check on his dad’s health after his surgery to fit several stents.
The source said: “Despite tensions between them, Tom was determined to make sure his dad was OK.
“He is not flush with money, but he wanted to meet up. It is strange though why Meghan has not been to see her father when he has been so ill.
“His eldest daughter, Samantha, finds it difficult to travel as she uses a wheelchair due to multiple sclerosis, but nothing is stopping Meghan.
Thomas has endured a fractious relationship with his three children.
Although his separation from Meghan is more recent, the pensioner was forced to witness both his son and Samantha, attack Meghan.
It led to both of her half-siblings being left off the guest list. Thomas is said to feel “incredibly hurt” by their outbursts, saying it meant “no one got an invitation”.
He told one friend: “I don’t blame Meghan for that.
“She reached the point where she didn’t want to invite anyone.”
Although he is in contact with Samantha, who lives in Ocala, Florida, by phone, he has not physically seen her for several years.
Up until Saturday’s reunion he had not seen Tom Jr for more than four years.
The pair are thought to have fallen out over money with Thomas feeling he was “cut off” after he retired from the Hollywood studios about five years ago.
The source added: “A lot of things have been said by both Samantha and Tom that have left their dad heartbroken.
He thinks a lot of personal information about his life was given out when it shouldn’t have been. The main issues, however, are over money.
“Throughout his life, Thomas helped his kids out whenever he could. He had a good well-paid job as a lighting director working incredibly long hours to support his family.
“He never wanted to see them go without, particularly Meghan. She wanted for nothing.
"But when Thomas retired he felt like he was just dropped as the money was no longer there.
"He thought in his dotage, the money would be coming back the other way but it never did.”
When the Mirror approached Tom Jr he said he felt relieved to have seen his father and he hoped their relationship would over time “get better”.
But the source added: “After so many years apart, it was understandably frosty between the two.
“Tom hoped it would have gone better than it did but he must realise how hurt his dad is.
"Thomas maintains he didn’t want any of the public spotlight whereas he thinks his two eldest have courted it.
“He has a lot of resentment in him for that.”
Thomas Sr had an emergency heart operation three days before Meghan’s wedding to Harry, 33.
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