MEGHAN Markle’s dad Thomas had life-saving surgery to amputate his leg after his foot turned black.
Thomas Markle, 81, was taken to hospital on Tuesday after falling ill at his home in the Philippines.
It is understood he underwent surgery on Wednesday and was transferred to the intensive care unit.
Doctors were reportedly waiting to prepare him for another operation to remove a blood clot.
But he has now had life-saving surgery to amputate his left leg below the knee, according to the Mail.
His son Thomas Jr. told the outlet: “There was no option. I was told the leg had to be removed and it was a case of life or death.”
He previously said: “I took dad to a hospital close to our home and they did various scans and the doctors said his life was in imminent danger.
“They raced us by ambulance, with the sirens going, to a much bigger hospital in the center of the city. My dad has undergone emergency surgery.
“I would ask everyone around the world to keep him in their thoughts.”
He added: “My only wish is that Meghan shows my father some compassion.
“He is literally fighting for his life.”
Meanwhile, daughter Samantha, 61, said: “He is a strong man, but he has been through so much. I am praying that he is strong enough to survive this.
“My father has been through two heart attacks, a stroke and an earthquake. I hope he can pull through this.”
Thomas has suffered with ill health, including a stroke, in recent years and had been living in Mexico for the past 10 years before relocating to the Philippines in January.
He has been estranged from Meghan since her wedding to Prince Harry.
Thomas suffered two heart attacks on the eve of the big day in 2018 and was unable to walk his daughter down the aisle.
It came after he had posed for paparazzi pictures ahead of the wedding.
Concerns were also raised for 81-year-old Thomas just a few months ago when his daughter Samantha claimed he was stuck on the 19th floor of his Philippines flat after a deadly earthquake.
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