‘Private jets? That’s hypocritical’

THOMAS MARKLE has accused his daughter and Prince Harry of displaying the same ‘hypocritical’ approach to the environment as they have adopted with him.

Asked about recent stories criticising the couple for taking at least four private jets this summer while lecturing people on the need to save the planet, he told The Mail on Sunday: ‘I feel sorry for them in a way because they brought this on themselves. You can’t say one thing and do another.

‘Everyone raves about how gracious and wonderful they are, but they are not wonderful to their own family. That’s hypocritical. You can’t portray yourself as being charitable and bringing people together and then ghost your own father and your entire family. Their treatment of me has left a lot to be desired.

‘I’ve still never met my son-inlaw. Why couldn’t Prince Harry have got on a plane and flown to see me to ask for her hand? He obviously has no problem getting on private jets. If he wants to come and see me on a private jet, there’s an airport near here in Tijuana, and San Diego is just over the border. There are dozens of commercial flights from England to San Diego and Los Angeles every day.’

The couple’s private jet flights include a trip to visit Sir Elton John at his home in the South of France and to Ibiza to celebrate Meghan’s birthday.

Sir Elton and other celebrity friends have defended Meghan and Harry.

George Clooney called negative stories ‘unjust’ and Sir Elton condemned the ‘distorted and malicious accounts’ of the couple’s holiday at his villa in Nice, saying he paid for their private jet.

Meghan’s best friend, stylist Jessica Mulroney, even called criticism of Meghan’s private jet jaunts ‘racist’.

But Mr Markle said: ‘I don’t think it’s racist. I think it’s a shame that Meghan and Harry say one thing and act another way. Whoever is advising them isn’t doing a great job.’