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Meghan Markle's half-sister Samantha, estranged father Thomas and her half-brother Thomas Jr will take part in an explosive new television interview days before King Charles' Coronation.
Airing on Australia's Channel 7 this Sunday (April 30), the documentary-style programme will showcase a slew of "hidden" videos of "treasured memories, home truths and secret tapes" of the Duchess of Sussex.
According to reports, the Markle family are looking to debunk some of the claims made in the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Netflix tell-all series about their love story and departure from the UK.
With the family putting out their side of the story to the public ahead of King Charles III's Coronation on May 6, many bombshells have been uncovered in a short 57 second trailer.
Meghan Markle's estranged family will speak out in a new interview (AFP via Getty Images)Mirror Online now takes a look at the biggest bombshells out of the short but explosive trailer, which promotes the airing of the programme this weekend.
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'She'd still be a waitress'
The first bombshell from the trailer of the tell-all interview sees the Duchess' half-sister Samantha saying: "She [Meghan] would still be a waitress if it wasn't for dad."
Samantha is Meghan's older half-sister and since her marriage to Prince Harry, their relationship has taken a turn for the worst.
In her Netflix series with Harry, Meghan claimed she couldn't remember seeing Samantha as a child and said the last time she saw her in person was in her early 20s, hinting they were never particularly close.
Samantha Markle says Meghan has her dad to thank for her success (FOX via Getty Images)She said: "I hadn't had a fallout with her. We didn't have a closeness to be able to have that. And I wanted a sister!"
In March last year, Samantha filed a lawsuit against Meghan which accused her of making "false and malicious statements" in her Oprah interview.
She alleged she was defamed by Meghan in the interview when the duchess said that she was "an only child".
'We're not going away'
Her brother, Thomas Jr., chimed in in the trailer with a second bombshell, which was: "We're not going to go away," before adding another jibe of: "This is going to change everything."
Meghan's half-brother didn't hold back (Channel 7)Meghan is estranged from her half-brother and their pair haven't spoken for over 10 years and the last time they saw each other was back in 2011. When he starred on Big Brother VIP, he branded Meghan "shallow".
Speaking to the Mirror, Thomas revealed he was "hurt" after not being invited to Meghan's royal wedding to Prince Harry, and said: "I'm not bitter, just baffled. It's hurtful given how close we once were.
"I'm confused and a little distraught because here is a person knowing the position she's in and knowing the scrutiny she's under and yet she has forgotten her flesh and blood."
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'How do I fix this?'
Elsewhere in the trailer, Thomas took a different tone to Meghan's sibling and made a "deathbed plea" to "the daughter he lost".
Thomas wants to connect with his daughter (Channel 5)The 78-year-old's plea comes after Thomas confessed he was 'lucky to be alive' following a stroke last year. At the time, a source told us that Meghan was worried about her father's health despite being estranged from her family.
The source claimed: "Despite their estrangement, Meghan is concerned. She wants to know if there is any way to contact her father privately, without other family knowing about it or having to get involved."
'It's a toxic relationship'
Samantha then took another aim at her half-sister in the teaser when she said: "They're really unhealthy for each other, it's a toxic relationship," referring to Meghan and her husband Prince Harry.
Samantha called their relationship "toxic" (ENT / SplashNews.com)
Samantha has been scathing about her half-sister (Image supplied by Samantha Markle)As Samantha spoke, a video played that saw Meghan and Harry united and holding hands as they walked side by side.
Despite Samantha's harsh comments about her half-sister and her relationship with the royal, her own mother, Roslyn suggested that Samantha was simply "jealous" of Meghan and had been for years.
"I am very serious when I say she has dogged on Meghan forever," she told the Daily Mail in 2017. "She has never liked Meghan and she's always been jealous of her.
Samantha's mum says she's just 'jealous' of the Duchess of Sussex (ITV)"She's just doing it because she's got nothing better to do and it's what she's always done. It's why nobody talks to her and hasn't for a long, long time. Leave Meghan alone already – it's ridiculous."
'Meghan emboldened Harry'
In the explosive trailer, a British voiceover - presumably a journalist - can be heard saying: "Harry already had a lot of these thoughts and feelings and Meghan just kind of emboldened him."
It's previously been reported that Harry felt inadequate next to his brother during his time in the firm. An insider told Us Weekly in 2019 that Harry always felt like he was "living in his brother's shadow."
The Prince haven't got along recently (Getty Images)"He doesn’t envy the responsibility that comes with being the future king of England, but William’s the ‘golden boy’ and Harry feels like he has a lot to live up to," they said.
Since marrying Meghan and choosing to ditch their royal duties, Prince Harry and William have continued to drift apart.
'Biggest Prince Andrew bombshell yet'
The sixth bombshell from the trailer then sees a blonde lady talking about Prince Andrew.
Prince Andrew has already faced many controversies (US District Court - Southern Dis)
The trailer teases the 'biggest Prince Andrew bombshell yet' (UK Press via Getty Images)The voice over says: "Is this the biggest Prince Andrew bombshell yet?"
Appearing on the screen, the blonde lady is then asked: "What was your relationship with Prince Andrew?," which leaves her looking uncomfortable.
Mirror Online has reached out to Meghan's representatives for comment.