ITV GMB viewers complain over interview with Meghan Markle's estranged sister as she speaks out on rumours

Samantha Markle has appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday to address rumours her half-sister Meghan is trying to reach out to their dad, Thomas, after his recent health scare. Mr Markle, 77, had been planning to fly to the UK in June for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee but was admitted to hospital last week after suffering a stroke.

It came after Mr Markle spoke last month of his desire to travel to the UK for the jubilee with hopes to meet members of the royal family and his grandchildren – Archie and Lilibet – for the first time. Speaking to GB News from his home in Rosarito, Mexico, last month Mr Markle said: "I’m looking forward to it.

"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. We admire them and we want them to know that’s how we feel about them and that’s how we feel about England."

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Since becoming ill it has been reported that the Duchess of Sussex, who is believed to have not spoken to her father for a number of years, was trying to reach out to Mr Markle. However, when GMB hosts Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins asked Samantha if she or her dad had seen any signs of Meghan trying to reach out to her dad sher said: "We have not.

"I heard rumours that she was trying to reach out to my dad’s camp, but my brother and I are my dad’s camp and his phone number has never changed, his address has never changed. Even though he can’t speak, his language comprehension is perfect. She could text him, she could contact him and he can text back." She added: "Those rumours are not true, she has not reached out.”

Richard, 66, then