Meghan's half brother takes reins for dad

Thomas Jr in legal bid to get a Britney-style 'conservatorship'

- PATRICK HILL

MEGHAN Markle's halfbrother Thomas Jr is seeking control of their dad's legal and business affairs to allow him to rest and focus on his health.

Tom Jr has lodged a bid for Thomas Snr, 78, to be put under a "conservatorship" as he battles back from a stroke.

The move will let Tom Jr, 55, manage a court case in which the former Hollywood lighting engineer is suing British photographer Jeff Rayner over staged photos taken before Meghan's 2018 wedding to Prince Harry.

The pictures led to a breakdown in the relationship between Meghan, 41, and her dad.

The conservatorship plan was revealed in documents filed in California about the Rayner case.

Tom Jr told the court he is "in the process of obtaining the legal arrangement to step in for his dad.