# Meghan Markle’s estranged father rips Netflix series, accuses Duchess of ‘faking it for the cameras’

The Duchess of Sussex's show, 'With Love, Meghan,' is returning for Season 2 in the fall.

## By Stephanie Nolasco

Published March 10, 2025 1:07pm EDT



**British model and TV presenter Lizzie Cundy met the former "Suits" star in 2013, shortly before the American actress met Prince Harry. The socialite criticized the Duchess of Sussex for not choosing to attend King Charles' coronation.**

Thomas Markle has accused the Duchess of Sussex of being inauthentic in "With Love, Meghan." He even went as far as to say that the 43-year-old used "pre-planned" facial expressions to appear relatable.

"I know when she’s faking it for the cameras," the patriarch insisted. "She’s trying so hard to be perfect that she tenses up every time the camera is on her."

The 80-year-old previously served as a TV lighting director and director of photography on shows like "Married… with Children" and "General Hospital."

Looking back on his experience in the filming industry,  noted that "cooking shows are horrendously boring unless the presenter has a passion for it."



**"With Love, Meghan" is available for streaming. (Netflix © 2025)**

"Like any single father who did a long day’s work, I’d occasionally put a TV dinner in the microwave," he said. "But most of the time we’d go out. After school, I would either pick her up myself, and we’d go out to eat, or I’d send a car to bring her to the set. She grew up on the sets I worked on. She was never a latchkey kid."

"We lived in a great area, which was packed with restaurants," he said. "We ate out all the time. At weekends when I wasn’t working, I’d take her to a dance class and then invite her and all her friends out for a meal."

He claimed that Meghan never showed much interest in cooking growing up.



**Meghan Markle told Mindy Kaling, "You know I'm Sussex now." (Justin Coit/Netflix © 2025)**

In the show, Meghan clarified to Mindy Kaling that she now uses "Sussex" as a shared family name with her husband and their children. Thomas said his mother would be "disappointed" to learn that her famous granddaughter no longer uses the name "Markle."

"My mother was proud to be a Markle – so am I," he said. "Meghan never had a problem with the Markle name until she met Prince Harry."

"Now, I have to say, ‘I am Meghan Sussex’s dad,’" he added, "with bitter sarcasm."





**It's understood that Thomas Markle hasn't met his two grandchildren, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)**

Meghan and Harry announced in early 2020 that they were quitting royal duties and moving to North America. They said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British media prompted the move.  with their two young children.

"With Love, Meghan" is returning for Season 2 in the fall.

_The Associated Press contributed to this report._

Stephanie Nolasco covers entertainment at Foxnews.com.
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