Meghan dad's op bill struggle

Insurance won't pay for his life-saving care, son reveals

- BY PATRICK HILL

MEGHAN Markle's dad faces fresh heartache after his son revealed health insurance will not cover the costs of his lifesaving care.

The revelation came after Thomas Markle Snr, 81, had his left leg amputated in a three-hour "life or death" operation after falling ill at his home in the Philippines.

The former Hollywood lighting director, who has suffered two heart attacks and a stroke in recent years, moved from Rosarito, Mexico, to the island of Cebu earlier this year.

Meghan's half-brother Thomas Jnr, 59, said: "So, got kind of really screwed on insurance here... nothing that he had there... is going to cover him here.