Meghan Markle's Dad Once Won the Lottery to Pay for her School
- 6 years ago
Meghan Markle's Dad Once Won the Lottery to Pay for her School A new biography about the former actress, called Meghan: A Hollywood Princess, and includes details about her childhood and her life, including her the time her father won the lottery. The new tidbit was revealed as part of an excerpt published in
The Sunday Times. According to biographer Andrew Morton, Tom Markle used to spend hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets before he finally won the California State Lottery in 1990, collecting $750,000. According to The Times, Meghan's father then lost a majority of the money investing in a failed jewelry business. With the rest of the winnings, Tom Markle was able to buy his daughter Yvonne a car, give his son Tom Jr. money for a flower shop and pay for Meghan's tuition at her Catholic school. Tom Markle Jr., to The Daily Mail
The Sunday Times. According to biographer Andrew Morton, Tom Markle used to spend hundreds of dollars on lottery tickets before he finally won the California State Lottery in 1990, collecting $750,000. According to The Times, Meghan's father then lost a majority of the money investing in a failed jewelry business. With the rest of the winnings, Tom Markle was able to buy his daughter Yvonne a car, give his son Tom Jr. money for a flower shop and pay for Meghan's tuition at her Catholic school. Tom Markle Jr., to The Daily Mail