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#Jamil may be having a heart attack in the background but we don't have to think about that right now WHEEZE
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I had this mini debate about how on earth Kalim would be able to hug malleus (according to my notes, Malleus is [in my heart at least] 6′6, and Kalim is 5′5) and then i was like. What if he’s the bestie who absolutely LAUNCHES onto you. falsdfjasldf anyways this was such a precious request anon ;;v;; AND I’M SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT!! -NO ROMANCE INCLUDED-
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Uncle's shocking attack on 'underclass' Meghan: Ex-diplomat Mike Markle, 80, who helped launch Duchess's career, says 'chip on her shoulder could be part of her problem with Kate' 
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The Duchess of Sussex's ex-diplomat uncle has branded her a 'prima donna' and claims she has a 'chip on her shoulder', which he says could be part of her problem with Kate Middleton.
Mike Markle, 80, launched a scathing attack on his niece, who was once again subjected to a highly personal attack from her family in the US.   
Mike first helped her on her way to becoming a stateswoman, long before her relationship with Prince Harry and has now claimed Meghan's behaviour and strong character could be the reason why staff had previously branded her 'difficult'.
He used his influence to secure her a prestigious internship as a junior press officer at the American embassy in Argentina when she was 20 and considering a career in international relations.
‘Meghan has climbed socially and left us behind — that’s how I feel,’ says Mike, 80, the elder brother of her father, Thomas.
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I think that’s what happens when you’re “underclass” and trying to rise above the reality of your situation.’
Speaking to Woman magazine from his home on a caravan park in Florida, Mike shed light on the alleged rivalry between Prince Harry’s wife and the Duchess of Cambridge.
‘Coming from her background, she may have a chip on her shoulder,’ he says of Meghan. 
‘It could be that that’s part of the problem she’s having with her sister-in-law. Meghan is immature in some ways.
‘I feel that because of the way she acts — not only towards family members, but other people.’
He blames Meghan’s father for her strong character
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It could be that she’s bossy towards staff because she’s been spoilt by my brother,’ Mike says. 
‘He doted on her a lot — more than he did his other children.
‘Tom spent more time with her and helped her in school and stuff like that.
‘Tom has more of a rapport with her than with the rest of the kids. That’s a problem.
‘She’s a prima donna because he treated her really well.’
Mike wasn’t invited to Meghan’s second wedding when she married Prince Harry.
'She didn't invite a lot of people, so I don't feel that bad, she didn't discriminate against me.
'It would have been nice for her to have some of her family, but I don't understand her, I don't communicate with her because I understand they don't accept mail at the Palace.
'I don't know what I'd say to her if I could write to her. It's up to her to make the first move as far as I'm concerned.'
He added that he had helped her out at a time when others hadn't. 
‘I’ve probably done more for her than most,’ he said. ‘I personally talked to the ambassador in Argentina for her. I helped her out and I didn’t ask for anything in return.
'If she wants to have a closer relationship that's fine by me, it has to come from her. She is the one that has thrown up the boundaries, not me'. 
The Duchess has been described in the past as 'being difficult' and palace sources had previously said that this was the reason many of her aides had left in such quick succession.
Despite this former British TV personality and actress Jameela Jamil said Meghan is a strong woman asserting her power and stands against bullies, putting them in their place.
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However, Mike disagrees with this take on his niece and said that in some ways she is 'immature'.
He added: 'I feel that not only because of the way she acts with family members but other people.' He also praised her father Thomas for her strong character.  
And after speaking with DailyMail.com he stated that his brother Fred had also resigned himself to the fact that Meghan has cut them out of her life.  
Speaking from his modest trailer-park home in central Florida, he said: 'I doubt I'll hear from her again… even though I would like to.'
'I don't understand her, the way she's treated her family. I'm not very fond of it.'
It's the latest chapter in Meghan's well-documented estrangement from the Markle side of her family, which includes her father, Mike's younger brother Thomas Sr, and her half-siblings.  
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In an interview around the time of the Duchess's wedding to Prince Harry last year, Mike expressed his disappointment over not being invited to her Windsor Castle nuptials in May 2018.  
Despite suffering from Parkinson's Disease and a frail heart, Mike said he 'absolutely' would have traveled to England to walk his niece down the aisle when her father announced he himself wasn't fit to make the trip. 
'I thought I would [get an invitation], but anyhow, I didn't hear from her.'
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More than a year on from the wedding – in which Meghan's mother Doria Ragland was the only family member to be invited – Mike said his health continues to fail.
'I've just had a new pacemaker put in, but my Parkinson's seems to be holding itself in position,' he said.  
'I haven't suffered any seizures lately but my hands still shake. I'm not too bad.'
While Mike sadly confesses he also hasn't heard from Meghan's father since Thanksgiving, he has a 'strong relationship' with his other brother, Fred, who lives two hours north in Sanford, Florida. 
Fred began a small church in Florida in the 1980s which no longer has any followers, and prefers to be known as Bishop Dismas F. Markle.
Despite living a reclusive life, Mike explains: 'I talk to Fred once a month. Our relationship is strong. He never changes. We don't talk about things to do with Meghan anymore. Fred doesn't like much to talk about other family members.' 
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Meanwhile, the duchess and her husband Harry have been rumored to be planning a trip to the US to celebrate their first Thanksgiving together. 
Los Angeles-born Meghan will jet across the pond just in time for November 28 to celebrate Turkey Day with the former actress' yoga instructor mother Doria. 
'The duke and duchess have a full schedule of engagements and commitments until mid-November, after which they will be taking some much-needed family time,' a royal source told the Sunday Times.
Following the LA trip, the family will return to the UK to spend the rest of the holiday season with Queen Elizabeth II in keeping with the tradition of Christmas at Sandringham in Norfolk.  
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The holiday break follows the release of Harry and Meghan's ITV documentary last month in which the duchess candidly spoke about the pressures of being in the spotlight and admitted to feeling 'vulnerable' during her pregnancy.  
Meghan has since received an outpouring of support from tens of thousands of people on Twitter after her interview discussing the hardships of motherhood.
#WeLoveYouMeghan' became the top trending topic on the social media platform, with users offering positive messages in the wake of the Duchess's recent media scrutiny.
On Thursday, Prince Harry and Meghan are set to attend the 91st Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey with Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
The occasion marks the first time the couple have performed an engagement with the Duchess.
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