Meghan Markles dad Thomas WILL testify against her in court, her sister Samantha says

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MEGHAN Markle’s dad WILL testify against her in court, her half-sister Samantha said today.

Bombshell court documents claimed the Duchess of Sussex was behind a smear campaign over her dad – amid the royal family being thrown into chaos as Meghan and Prince Harry announced they were quitting.

Samantha Markle said she expected her dad to testify in court if needed
Samantha Markle has previously been critical of her half-sister Meghan
Samantha Markle has previously been critical of her half-sister Meghan

The documents, filed at Londons High Court, outlined the extent of her fall out with dad Thomas Markle who is prepared to take the stand against his own daughter.

And Samantha Markle told the BBC she didn’t doubt Thomas Markle would defend himself in the case.

She said: “If he is called, he will come.”

The duchess is suing the newspaper for damages after it published a leaked letter she wrote to Thomas three months after herMay 2018 wedding. Meghan claims it was misuse of her private information and breach of copyright.

But documents filed by the Mail On Sunday as it fights a legal action argued Meghan was behind a smear campaign against her estranged father, who currently lives in Mexico.

It was argued intimate details of her broken relationship with Thomas, revealed in a US magazine by five friends, could only have come from her.

The court papers say that after Mr Markle messaged his daughter saying he couldn’t come to her wedding because he had been rushed to hospital for emergency heart surgery and told not to fly on health grounds, he received a text that appeared to be from Prince Harry.

The message accused him of causing hurt to his daughter and did not ask about his health, leaving him “deeply hurt”.

In return, Mr Markle wrote: “I’ve done nothing to hurt you Meghan or anyone else I’m sorry my heart attack is any inconvenience for you.”

She could be forced to hand over private text messages, emails and phone records as part of the legal disclosure process. And she is likely to be called as a witness if the case is not settled out of court.

‘MEGXIT’ DRAMA

Meghanwas seen last night for the first time sincethe Megxit crisis exploded leaving her Canadian hideaway in a seaplane.

The Duchess, 38,had been lying low at an 11million retreat onVancouver Islandwhile Prince Harry thrashed out theirroyal breakaway dealin Britain.

The brothers bond has not recovered since a falling-outjust before the two families appeared together in public with baby Archie for the first time last year.

And it is feared his relationship with brother Harry has reached an all-time low over the chaos, with sources saying there had been a series of furious rows.

Tensions between the pair have grown since, with Wills accusing Harry of changing and speaking rudely to staff.

Meghan Markle has not spoken to her father Thomas Markle for months
Meghan Markle has not spoken to her father Thomas Markle for months
The former actress is suing a newspaper after a letter to her father was published
The former actress is suing a newspaper after a letter to her father was published
Meghan and Harry this week spoke to the Queen about their future roles
Meghan and Harry this week spoke to the Queen about their future roles