Meghan Markle’s estranged half-sister claims she and Prince Harry have a ‘toxic relationship’

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Samantha Markle, the estranged older half-sister of the Duchess of Sussex, has claimed that the Meghan’s relationship with Harry “toxic” in a new interview. Speaking to Australian news programme 7News Spotlight, the 58-year-old, who recently lost a defamation lawsuit against the royal, claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “unhealthy for each other”. In a trailer for the show, which is set to air on Sunday 30 April, clips of Harry and Meghan walking together at various points in their relationship are shown alongside a voiceover from Samantha, who said: “They are really unhealthy for each other.” The video cuts to Samantha being interviewed, as she added: “It’s a toxic relationship.” She also claimed that Meghan would “still be a waitress if it wasn’t for” their father, Thomas Markle Sr. Thomas Sr and Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr, also give interviews on the programme, which features unseen home videos of the duchess as a teenager. This is going to change everything.” It comes almost exactly a month after Samantha lost a defamation lawsuit that she filed against Meghan, in which she accused the duchess of spreading “malicious lies” during Meghan and Harry’s 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey and alleged statement to journalists in 2020. open image in gallery Samantha filed the lawsuit in March 2022 and alleged that Meghan defamed her by claiming they barely had a relationship and that Samantha had been “handsomely paid” by a tabloid to speak against her half-sister.