Ede questions Meghan’s bid to step away from her duchess image, urges contact with her ailing father and doubts reconciliation with Prince William and Kate. His remarks come as her estranged father Thomas Markle Snr battles serious health problems and a reunion with Prince William and Princess Kate looks increasingly distant for Prince Harry. Nick Ede, the ex-friend speaking outSpeaking to Express US on behalf of Cafe Casino, Nick Ede recalled that he and Meghan had shared "a great friendship," which was "full of laughter and joy." I think Meghan should look at her own father, too, and give an olive branch to that relationship before it’s too late." Thomas has never met Prince Harry or his grandchildren, and with Nick Ede warning that time is running out for a reconciliation, any permanent estrangement would risk leaving Harry devastated by chances for peace that slipped away.