A reporter asked Meghan Markle, “How are you coping?” amid her estranged father’s legal troubles, as she arrived at a Brussels event alongside her husband, Prince Harry. This marks the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first public appearance after Thomas Markle Sr.’s arrest in Florida.
Meghan Markle seemingly asked to comment on dad’s scandal at Brussels event
The Times journalist Kate Mansey shared a video on Instagram featuring Meghan and Harry. On November 10, the couple arrived hand-in-hand at the European Parliament in Brussels. They attended the official opening of the Lost Screen Memorial.
The engagement marked the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first overseas public visit since returning to the UK in August after six years in California. In Mansey’s video, Meghan and Harry walk along the red carpet beside officials as they arrive at the event. As Meghan spoke with an official beside her, a journalist called out, “Meghan, how are you feeling and how are you coping?” The question appeared to refer to the controversy surrounding her father. However, Meghan continued walking without responding. Another journalist then asked, “Meghan, Harry, any comments on the situation?”
Harry and Meghan walked past the reporters, choosing not to respond to the questions. Neither stopped to address the allegations against Markle’s father. That said, Markle has previously addressed the allegations in a statement to PEOPLE. She said that she was “deeply distressed at the news” of her father’s arrest.
“In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,” she continued. The former actress clarified that she distanced herself and her children from her father to ensure their protection.
