A spokesperson for Meghan Markle has responded after a British journalist apologized for falsely claiming that the Duchess of Sussex’s father, Thomas Markle, brought her up while her mother, Doria Ragland, was “in prison.”
Per PEOPLE, Carole Malone issued the apology on GB News, and the videos of her statement were circulated on social media on December 15.
“In an episode of Britain’s Newsroom on Thursday, December the 4th, 2025, I stated that Thomas Markle, the Duchess of Sussex’s father, brought Meghan up while her mother, Doria Ragland, was in prison. I believed this to be the case based on what I now understand to be misinformation I had seen online. I was questioned about the validity of this claim during the broadcast and I repeated this belief, which I now understand to be false,” Malone, 71, said on air.
“This was a genuine error. I accept what I have been told on behalf of Ms. Ragland — that she raised her daughter and that she has never been in prison or jail,” she added. “I apologize sincerely to Ms. Ragland and her family for any pain my comments may have caused, and I’m happy to set the record straight.”
The show’s presenter, Andrew Pierce, also said, “Can I just say I’m up for GB News cause I was on the program that day. We all wish to apologize to Ms. Ragland for the error, and we are happy to correct the record.”
Malone brought the false allegations against Ragland during an appearance on Britain’s Newsroom on December 4. That was after it was reported...
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