Meghan Markle's father, Thomas, says, "A new life makes me a target of kidnapping" | UK | New

Thomas Markle thinks he could be targeted by criminal gangs after publicizing his comments about his daughter Meghan and her husband, Prince Harry.

The 74-year-old revealed to a close confidant that he now feels like a "sitting duck" in the dilapidated San Antonio Del Mar resort, where he owns a modest retirement home at the top of the beach. ;a hill.

It is just 13 miles south of the border town of Tijuana, a drug cartel bastion where more than 1,700 murders were recorded last year.

Mr. Markle has also been pursued relentlessly by the paparazzi and his friend confirmed: "He fears the prospect of having to spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder.

"Thomas is a heart patient who is supposed to try to create a stress-free environment for himself.The truth is however that he is in an almost constant state of anxiety and that he leads an existence séminomadique. "

Markle, who pleaded last month for a "last chance" to make peace with newlyweds Meghan and Prince Harry, has spent little time at home since he missed his May royal wedding to undergo a cardiac operation.

Instead, he spent time hiding with friends a few miles away, in the poshest coastal town of Rosarito, where much of the film Titanic was filmed, according to his confidante.

He also stayed in a series of motels on both sides of the Mexican border and saw the Windsor Castle wedding on television at a roadside hotel in San Diego while he was recovering from his operation.

Our source added: "He changed all the locks at home for a much more sophisticated configuration.

"He's done everything he could to improve safety, but he's practically stuck there because he can not afford to move in. He still feels unsafe and fears that his location does not make him a sitting duck. "

The latest travel tips for the region from the US State Department state: "Violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping and theft, is widespread."

And he even warns that ex-pirates like Markle are almost certain to fend for themselves, adding, "The US government has a limited ability to provide emergency services in many parts of Mexico."