Kensington Palace would not comment as to whether Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, had been told about the pregnancy.
One happy grandma-to-be!
The news broke on Monday that Meghan Markle was pregnant with her first child with Prince Harry, and no one was more excited than Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
“Ms. Ragland is very happy about this lovely news, and she looks forward to welcoming her first grandchild,” Kensington Palace tells ET in a statement.
When asked whether the Duchess’ father, Thomas Markle, had been notified or had a statement of his own, the palace declined to comment.
Thomas has been on the outs with his daughter in recent months after several negative and very public interviews, in which he bashed the royal family and Harry.
Meghan’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, showed up to Kensington Palace uninvited earlier this month and was turned away at the door.
“The palace doesn’t want to dignify any of it because it just adds fuel to the fire,” a source told ET at the time. “Samantha revels in the attention. Meghan is not corresponding with her sister or her father.”
As for Doria, Meghan has kept her mother close since becoming an official member of the royal family.
In late September, the Duchess of Sussex was joined by her mother at an event honoring her first solo project as a royal, a community cookbook. The proud mom was overheard introducing herself to guests as “Meg’s mum.”
Meghan, 37, and Harry, 34, are currently at the start of a two-week royal tour in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, and Tonga. The palace has confirmed to ET that Meghan has passed the 12-week mark in her pregnancy and is in “good health.” She and Harry will not be adjusting their royal tour plans, despite there being warnings of a Zika virus in Fiji and Tonga.
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