Meghan Markle leaves Montecito for emotional reunion with family

Meghan Markle stepped out solo for a surprise reunion with a special member of the family just two days after it was revealed that her estranged father has returned to the US.

The Duchess of Sussex, dressed an elegant beige turtleneck, made an appearance in Chicago. She had reportedly taken a solo trip to to attend an important ceremony on Saturday. 

She was at the First Communion ceremony of her godson held at the Holy Name Cathedral. Meghan is the godmother of her college friend’s son. The trip was a brief one, as confirmed by a source.

The insider told People Magazine that Meghan had arrived early to the church and waited with the family members and friends in the pews.

Moreover, there were no special preparations done for her arrival and neither was there any protocol in place particularly for the Duchess.

The timing for Meghan’s solo trip coincides with the return of Thomas Markle, who is back in the US to receive medical care and prosthetic fitting following his life-saving leg amputation surgery in Philippines.

Meghan has not spoken to her father in over seven years and only communicated with him for the first time last December via a handwritten letter as Thomas was admitted in the hospital.

The whereabouts of Thomas have been undisclosed and it is unclear if Meghan would finally give into his father’s pleas and meet him with Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. Thomas has reiterated his request of wanting to meet his grandchildren but it remains to be seen if the reunion would actually take place.