Meghan Markle has 'moved on' from her difficult dad, focusing on motherhood, says royal expert

Meghan Markle is focusing on her role as a mother after enduring a relationship with her father who has been chronicled by the press for months.

"I think she's been incredibly hurt and disappointed, but she's moved on," Royal expert Katie Nicholl told Fox News.

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Nicholl, a royal correspondent for Vanity Fair, recently published "Harry and Meghan: Life, Loss, and Love," which presents an in-depth look at the American actress and her marriage to the British Prince, and how their high-profile romance is reshaping the monarchy. It features interviews with friends, who has worked with Harry, 34, and others.

In February of this year, Markle's father Thomas Markle released a heartbreaking letter the train "Suits" star wrote to him in the wake of her wedding to Harry in May 2018. The former Hollywood lighting director, 74, told The Mail he originally planned Keep the letter to the editor's blog for the first time.

"Daddy, it is with a heavy heart that I write this, not understanding why you have chosen to take this path," "The 37-year-old wrote in a handwritten letter," August 2018, that's over five pages.

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In various interviews, Thomas has asked for Markle directly.

"Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces – not just because you have made such unnecessary bread, but by making the choice. Something I would never understand, "Markle wrote to her father.

"If you love me, have you tell the press you do, please stop," she continued. "Please allow us to live our lives in peace. Please stop lying, please stop writing, please stop exploiting my relationship with my husband. I realize you are so far down that you can feel like you're going to be there, but if you want to take a break I think you'll see that being able to live with a clear conscience is more valuable than any payment in the world. "

In the emotional letter, Markle insisted she never heard from Thomas, who famously did not wait for the royal wedding. Markle also claimed that he had just occurred just before her nuptials.

In the week before the wedding, Thomas decided to wait for an arrangement to make a photo shoot of the big day.

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"You've told the press that you've been called to the wedding – that did not happen because you never called," wrote Markle. "I have only ever loved, protected, and defended you, offering whatever financial support I could, worrying about your health. So the week of the wedding to hear about having a heart attack through a tabloid was horrifying. I called and texted … I begged you to accept help – we feel that you are coming to your homepage … and you are ready to answer this question.

"I pleaded with you to stop reading the tabloids," she continued. "We have daily basis, you are writing about me, especially those manufactured by your daughter, who I barely know. You watched me silently at the hands of your vicious lies, I crumbled inside. "

Nicholl noted that while Markle and Harry are expecting their first child sometime this spring, the audience should not expect a heartfelt reunion between father and daughter anytime soon.

"She's making a family of her own and I think sometimes that can be unifying," explained Nicholl. "However, I'm not sure if we'll be forced to do that with the Markles and I'm not sure we'll see it with Meghan and her father in particular."

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"I'm sure the hope is on Thomas Markle's part of the paternal grandfather, that he will get to meet his grandchild and perhaps one day he will, but I think it's a lot that Grandfather and grandson or granddaughter, "added Nicholl.

According to reports, Markle stopped communicating with his father altogether after the wedding. A friend of the surprised patriarch asked him to reach out to his daughter, now Duchess of Sussex, multiple times.

Nicholl added it has not helped matters that Harry has not actually met his father-in-law. Markle's half-sister Samantha Markle has also been speaking to the press, slamming her sibling for reportedly shunning their father. In several interviews, Samantha also reportedly was set to release a tell-all where she would hold nothing back.

Markle's half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., has also been accused of selling stories to tabloids. Just days before the wedding, the elder sibling shared a handwritten letter to In Touch At the time, he insisted Markle is "jaded, shallow, conceited woman that will make a joke of you and the royal family heritage." Thomas Jr. would later admit he "made a mistake" writing the letter "out of frustration."

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Nicholl said a new baby can quickly solve the troubled relationship Markle has his father's side of the family.

"I think the situation with the family is very complex, very fractious," she said. "I think it is very likely that this baby is going to be an opportunity for me. … I'm not sure if we'll be able to see you with the Markles and I'm not sure we will see it with Meghan and her father. "