<p>Meghan Markle's estranged father on Tuesday pleaded with his daughter to let him see his grandchildren.</p>.<p>Thomas Markle told ITV's Good Morning Britain programme that "we're at a point where I think both of us, we should grow up, talk, make up for the sake of the children."</p>.<p>"This is ridiculous, almost four years, it's crazy," he said.</p>.<p>He is yet to meet grandson Archie, born in 2019, or granddaughter Lilibet, who was born in June.</p>.<p>"My message for the kids is that they have two loving families," he said.</p>.<p>"Their great grandmother is the Queen of England, and I think it's important for them to know that they have two families and eventually they're going to grow up and they're going to want to know more about them."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/harry-and-meghan-get-into-sustainable-investing-with-fintech-partnership-1040162.html" target="_blank">Harry and Meghan get into sustainable investing with fintech partnership</a></strong></p>.<p>The 77-year-old Emmy-winning former lighting director was interviewed from his home in Mexico.</p>.<p>He claimed that Meghan, who became the Duchess of Sussex on marrying Prince Harry, had wanted him to stop talking to her step-sister and step-brother, "and I couldn't".</p>.<p>"She's never been that way before. And once she hooked up with Harry, she changed," he added.</p>.<p>Thomas separated from Meghan's mother Doria Ragland when the duchess was young.</p>.<p>Raglan was at her wedding at Windsor Castle and has had tea with Queen Elizabeth II.</p>.<p>Thomas Markle declined to attend the wedding after he took part in staged paparazzi photos. He also cited forthcoming heart surgery. Meghan dropped contact with him soon after the wedding.</p>.<p>Harry and Meghan stunned the royal family last year when they announced they were stepping back from frontline royal duties.</p>.<p>They moved to Los Angeles, cutting financial ties with the royal family and signing a string of lucrative deals, including with the streaming giant Netflix, and Apple TV+.</p>.<p>But they caused controversy by accusing an unnamed senior member of the royal family of racism, in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey that divided opinion on both sides of the Atlantic.</p>
<p>Meghan Markle's estranged father on Tuesday pleaded with his daughter to let him see his grandchildren.</p>.<p>Thomas Markle told ITV's Good Morning Britain programme that "we're at a point where I think both of us, we should grow up, talk, make up for the sake of the children."</p>.<p>"This is ridiculous, almost four years, it's crazy," he said.</p>.<p>He is yet to meet grandson Archie, born in 2019, or granddaughter Lilibet, who was born in June.</p>.<p>"My message for the kids is that they have two loving families," he said.</p>.<p>"Their great grandmother is the Queen of England, and I think it's important for them to know that they have two families and eventually they're going to grow up and they're going to want to know more about them."</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/harry-and-meghan-get-into-sustainable-investing-with-fintech-partnership-1040162.html" target="_blank">Harry and Meghan get into sustainable investing with fintech partnership</a></strong></p>.<p>The 77-year-old Emmy-winning former lighting director was interviewed from his home in Mexico.</p>.<p>He claimed that Meghan, who became the Duchess of Sussex on marrying Prince Harry, had wanted him to stop talking to her step-sister and step-brother, "and I couldn't".</p>.<p>"She's never been that way before. And once she hooked up with Harry, she changed," he added.</p>.<p>Thomas separated from Meghan's mother Doria Ragland when the duchess was young.</p>.<p>Raglan was at her wedding at Windsor Castle and has had tea with Queen Elizabeth II.</p>.<p>Thomas Markle declined to attend the wedding after he took part in staged paparazzi photos. He also cited forthcoming heart surgery. Meghan dropped contact with him soon after the wedding.</p>.<p>Harry and Meghan stunned the royal family last year when they announced they were stepping back from frontline royal duties.</p>.<p>They moved to Los Angeles, cutting financial ties with the royal family and signing a string of lucrative deals, including with the streaming giant Netflix, and Apple TV+.</p>.<p>But they caused controversy by accusing an unnamed senior member of the royal family of racism, in a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey that divided opinion on both sides of the Atlantic.</p>