United Kingdom, Dec. 5 -- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex's father Thomas Markle is "stable" in intensive care.

The 81-year-old retired TV lighting director - who has been estranged from Meghan since she married Prince Harry in 2018 - was hospitalised earlier this week and his son Thomas Jr has revealed that he is "heavily medicated on painkillers and other drugs" following the "life-threatening emergency".

Thomas Jr told the Daily Mail newspaper: "I went to see Dad today. He is heavily medicated on painkillers and other drugs.

"He is hooked up to all kinds of machines. He's pretty much out of it.

"The doctors say he is stable, which is good news. He is a brave man and a fighter.

"The whole family is grateful for the outpouring of love and...