Meghan Markle’s estranged half-sister Samantha Grant — or Samantha Markle, as she now prefers to be called — has opened up about her famous sibling in a scathing new interview.
During an appearance on A Current Affair, Samantha accused the royal-to-be of not doing enough to help their father, Thomas Markle, who declared bankruptcy in 2016 and now lives in Mexico.
“Honestly — what she could spend in a weekend would greatly help dad, so that should be a priority,” Samantha said.
Speaking directly to her half-sibling, she continued: “I think you need to step up to the plate and make sure he is well taken care of.”
Meghan and Harry attend Christmas celebrations with the royal family.
Samantha, who has multiple sclerosis and has been wheelchair-bound for more than 10 years, went on to reference a specific designer dress worn by the duchess-to-be in her official engagement photos.
“If you can afford $75,000 for a dress, you can afford $75,000 to help your dad. That’s how I feel, that’s who I am,” she said.
Samantha referred to a gown, which reportedly cost $75,000 (NZD $103,000), worn by the duchess-to-be in her official engagement portraits.
The mother-of-three described her relationship with Meghan, who will wed Prince Harry in May, as fractured – but insisted that she isn’t “bitter” about her sibling’s lavish lifestyle.
“I was always very proud of her. I never felt bitter or jealous,” she said. “I had made a similar choice. Because early in my life…I took my career to the level in television as well when I made the decision and I quit to get my degrees to go back to school when I made those choices.”
She added: “So how can I be bitter I had my successes?”
Harry and Meghan are set to tie the knot at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19.
As previously reported, the mother-of-three said her sibling always had royal ambitions.
“Her behaviour is certainly not befitting of a Royal Family member,” she told The Daily Star, before adding that she was driven by “social climbing.”
“Hollywood has changed her. I think her ambition is to become a princess.”
“It was something she dreamed of as a girl when we watched the royals on TV. She always preferred Prince Harry — she has a soft spot for gingers.”
She also told RadarOnline that “The royal family would be appalled by what she’s done to her own family,” adding: “The truth would kill her relationship with Prince Harry.”
WATCH: Samantha speaks about her relationship with her half-sister and royal-to-be. Post continues…
Harry, 33, and Meghan, 36, became engaged in November over a roast chicken dinner at their home, Nottingham Cottage on the grounds of Kensington Palace.
“It happened a few weeks ago, earlier this month, here at our cottage; just a standard typical night for us. Roasting a chicken… trying to roast a chicken,” Harry said of the private moment during an interview with BBC News broadcaster Mishal Husain.
“She didn’t even let me finish, she said ‘can I say yes, can I say yes?’ and then there were hugs and I had the ring in my finger and I was like can I — can I give you the ring? She goes — oh yes the ring.”
“It was a really nice moment, it was just the two of us and I think managed to catch her by surprise as well.”
Meghan added: “It was so sweet and natural and very romantic.”
The pair will tie the knot at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19.
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