Royal officials have reportedly settled on a plan to close down a media rampage by Meghan Markle's father, Thomas.
Advisers to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are trying to re-establish relation with Markle to "get Dad on board," The Sunday Times reported , citing a former royal adviser.
The hope is that it would prevent Markle from giving wild, deeply personal interviews to the media, such as the one where he raised the prospect of domestic violence in Harry and Meghan's relationship , or another where he attacked Meghan for her "sense of superiority" and threatened to "unload" on the royals .
The palace's attempt to bring Thomas Markle into the fold, which brings its own risks, is one of three solutions which palace officials were reportedly considering last week .
Other options included severing all contact, or having Meghan reach out to her father directly.
It's not clear from the Sunday Times whether Thomas Markle would be speaking to royal advisers, or his daughter and son-in-law directly. Markle previously claimed that he had been frozen out by the royal family, and that his direct line to Kensington Palace — where Meghan and Harry live — was disconnected .
Since the royal wedding, Markle has given at least three interviews to the media, in which he discussed talking to Harry about domestic violence and Donald Trump , and blamed the royal family for what he called Meghan's "pained smile." He also warned that he would not be "silenced" and that he was "about to unload" on the royal family.
Meghan is said to be "deeply hurt by what is happening," and the royal household has reportedly held multiple crisis meetings on how to silence him.
Another former royal aide told The Sunday Times : "Perhaps a lot of these outbursts are just because the media is trying to talk to [Thomas Markle] and maybe he is not good at saying no. He's not living in a castle, so it isn't hard for anyone to find him. ...
"It looks so bad not to be in contact with him in some way. It's simply not a very elegant solution to cut him off and ignore him."
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The aide also suggested that Markle, who earlier this year admitted staging paparazzi photos in exchange for money, wasn't looking for money in the interviews.
"It may be more important to show him some respect," they added.
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