This is just another case of people having sheepleosis. That's why I say that Samantha and her father bleat all the time. They're hanging their hopes, their futures and their bank accounts on someone else's prominence on the world stage. It won't last. its already becoming to the majority of people something that resembles a circus sideshow.
There have been quite a few siblings that have ridden on the crumbs of a brother or sister that has made it big in the public eye. Anyone remember Billy Beer? Or Roger Clinton having a small role in the sitcom "The Nanny"? We have Jon Bon Jovi's dad peddling spaghetti sauce. There are also two women that because of a name, have received a lot of attention because of it but in the case of Pippa Middleton, she never cashed in on it using her sister but it gave her some advantages. The same with Stella McCartney. McCartney though earned her reputation by her designs and not because of who her father is. The attention given to the Markles is solely because of their gross negativity, their own gross sense of entitlement and their own greed for money and fame. That's fool's gold.
Right now Meghan is brights and new and shiny coming into the royal family. A few fools are cashing in on that. Meghan though will not fade away in time but continue to grow in her role and she and Harry have a bright future ahead of themselves. Obscurity awaits the sideshow. It will not stand the test of time. There is absolutely nothing about the sideshow that has staying power.
Basically, when we really look at it, anything the Markles bleat and are given print space is about as relevant to Meghan's life and times as the flash in the pan pearl clutching over a wardrobe malfunction. Those things come and go and are quickly forgotten.
To be real, looking at the Markles, there isn't one thing about Meghan that could come out of their mouths now and actually be believed to be true. They could state that Meghan committed a felony back in her teenage years and was never caught and it would be laughed away as attention seeking, defamation of character and just plain old sour grapes on their part.
If, and its a big if, the meeting being planned between Meghan and her father in LA at the end of August was a ploy like Harry and William use to determine their "circle of trust" was indeed a "test" of the waters, both Tom, Sr. and Samantha have sunk that boat they were in. They fell for the trap hook, line and sinker.
Meghan's relationship with her father, at this stage can only be described as one thing. Its a FUBAR. The siblings never stood a chance to begin with.