Daily Star

Trolls target her UK peace bid

- By JERRY LAWTON jerry.lawton@dailystar.co.uk

MEGHAN Markle’s sister has quit Britain after royalists threatened to shower her in acid.

Samantha Markle, 53, jetted out of Heathrow amid a barrage of abuse from haters.

They posted messages in royal forums vowing to disfigure the American with acid.

She had flown in to try to secure a showdown with her sister over their dad Thomas, 74.

He missed Meghan’s May wedding to Prince Harry as he was recovering from heart surgery and she has since cut off contact with him.

Ex-model Samantha, who suffers from multiple sclerosis and is wheelchair-bound, said she had tried to contact her royal sister through official lines of communicat­ion but was ignored.

From the moment she landed in London she was blitzed with abuse on social media sites from angry Meghan fans.

When she touched down Samantha tweeted: “Having a wonderful time in London!

“British people have been so lovely and helpful!’’ But one Twitter user wrote: “Can’t believe this b **** has even dared to come to the UK.

“Hope someone pushes her out of her wheelchair or throw s*** at her.’’

Another messaged: “This w **** needs p ****** on. Wedge a stick in her wheelchair wheels. Sad cripple.’’

Samantha tried to appease them by apologisin­g to her sister – whom last month she branded a “DuchASS” online – on Channel 5’s Jeremy Vine show.

But that has not stopped trolls targeting her with death threats.

A source told news website RadarOnlin­e.com: “People see her as a leech who is just cashing in on Meghan’s name and spreading hate about her and her painful family rift.

“Her haters on royal forums have warned they want to disfigure and kill her with acid which is a nasty threat as there has been a spate of acid attacks across the UK.” Last night her agent declined to comment.

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