For years the relationship was one of disappointment, estrangement and bitter recriminations.
Thomas Markle repeatedly tried to put his troubled son, Tom Jnr, on the right track – only to see his efforts end in frustration, according to his daughter Samantha, 61, Tom Jnr’s older sister.
Now father and son are locked in an extraordinary feud over horrific child sex abuse allegations even though they moved to the Philippines together last year for a ‘fresh start.’
So what went wrong?
Samantha says her brother dropped out of school at 14 and became more interested in partying than a career. She said: ‘Dad tried to
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