"Archie and Lili are small children. They're not politics. They're not pawns. They're not part of the game. And they're also royal and entitled to the same rights as any other royal."
Thomas Markle, pictured with a young Meghan, staged paparazzi photos in the lead-up to the 2018 royal wedding. Photo / Supplied
Markle added that he "will be petitioning the California courts for the rights to see my grandchildren in the very near future".
During the video, he also took the opportunity to slam Prince Harry's recent announcement that he is working on his memoir, to be released next year.
"Harry doesn't have too much more to tell," he said.
