Queen Elizabeth the peacemaker: Monarch urged Meghan, Harry to reunite with her dad Thomas Markle, book says

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The late Queen Elizabeth II can now add peacemaker to her litany of achievements, as new reports reveal the 96-year-old tried to encourage Meghan Markle to rectify a relationship with her father, Thomas Markle.

In the book "The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth's Legacy and the Future of the Crown" by Katie Nicholl, the royal expert explains that the queen was apprehensive about her grandson Prince Harry marrying Markle without having met his soon-to-be wife's father.

She also allegedly took issue with the father and daughter duo being estranged from one another. Queen Elizabeth II was allegedly concerned that her grandson Prince Harry had not met his soon-to-be bride's father as the wedding approached. (Max Mumby/Indigo) The Queen," writes Nicholl, "keen to support anyone marrying into her family, did her best to pacify the situation and get to know the new duchess… The Queen was aware that Meghan’s extended family had posed difficulties for the duchess, but she was less bothered about the step-siblings and distant relatives who wanted to cash in on the soap opera.The fact that Harry had not yet met Thomas Markle and that Meghan was still not speaking to her father did concern her, and while she rarely intervenes she made a point of speaking to Harry and Meghan about the situation."  A close family friend told Nicholl, "It was the Queen’s feeling that Meghan should sort things out with her father and that Harry should have met Thomas before the wedding… She thought the whole thing could have been better handled."  Thomas Markle was not in attendance for his daughter Meghan Markle's wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. (SplashNews.com) The former lighting director was not in attendance at Markle's wedding.