When Meghan Markle's half-sister Samantha allegedly read the "white side" of the duchess's family were the only ones speaking out about Meghan's new royalty, she asserted she should be able to say whatever she wants. She cited her "freedom of speech" and threw in a reference to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"I've been reading journalists say that it's wrong that the white side of the family is speaking out," Samantha Markle wrote. "This is not about race. You defend your freedom of speech and I loved Dr. Martin Luther King for speaking out and bringing about change. Do not infringe on freedom of speech." It's unclear exactly who Samantha Markle was addressing as the "you."
"The world should not infringe on freedom of speech where it is truth based and advocates for doing the right thing," she continued in a second message. "Do not try to suppress my freedom of speech unless you want your own suppressed."
Samantha Markle has been actively trying to convince her half-sister to speak with their father, Thomas Markle, who Meghan seemingly has frozen out. Her latest attempt came on Christmas.
"Dear Meg, This is not meant to be formal. The holidays are a time for family and are sentimental. As you know, dad has been trying to contact you and is very hurt because you are avoiding him," she wrote, according to E! Online. "Life is short and you know dad is wonderful. Please give him joy in his last years by showing that you love him. The time is NOW. Please think about this. Your sister, Samantha."
Though Samantha Markle did not say Merry Christmas in her original greeting, she revoked the holiday wish when she didn't hear back from the Duchess of Sussex.
"I've never seen anyone so rude and hurtful and heartless and absent a soul in my life. #MeghanMarkle #SamanthaMarkle shame on you for what you have done to our father," her first tweet read. "No PR machine can fix this. I retract the Merry Christmas, you don't deserve it. How dare you walk into a church."
Samantha Markle did not spend Christmas with her father because she's in a wheelchair and "Mexico is not wheelchair accessible," she told E! Online. Though Thomas Markle spent Christmas in Mexico, Samantha Markle claimed they spoke on the phone much of the day.
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