Meghan Markle's Dad Says She "Cried" Over Him Missing Her Wedding
Posted on Mon Jun 18th, 2018 8:20am PDT By X17 Staff
We don't blame her!
Meghan Markle's dad Thomas revealed in a new interview with Good Morning Britain that his daughter shed a tear when she learned that he wouldn't be making it to England for the royal wedding.
“They were disappointed. Meghan cried, I’m sure — she did cry — and they both said, ‘Take care of yourself, we are really worried about you.’ They said the important thing is that I get better," he divulged.
The retired lighting director found himself in hot water just days before the nuptials, after staging paparazzi pics for cash. He also reportedly suffered a heart attack and was forced to undergo an emergency surgery, preventing him from making it to MM's big day. He swears he would have loved to be there had that all not happened, but he's grateful Prince Charles stepped up to the plate.
“I absolutely wanted to walk my daughter down the aisle. Everybody was watching my daughter and I couldn’t have been more proud. And like I said, how could I ask for a better replacement than Charles? I just wish it could have been my hand holding my daughter’s not his, but I think he was wonderful for doing it,†he explained.
"The unfortunate thing for me now is I’m a footnote in one of the greatest moments in history rather than the dad walking her down the aisle. That upsets me somewhat. It was a very emotional moment for me, like I said, I cried about it. I wanted to walk my daughter down the aisle. I wanted that moment. But I’m thankful for everything the way it went. I was very proud. I was very upset that it wasn’t me but the whole world was watching my daughter. I was very happy about that," he added.
Mr. Markle is a fan of his youngest child's "great, interesting" new husband.
"Harry asked for her hand over the phone and I said: ‘You’re a gentleman, promise me you’ll never raise your hand against my daughter and of course I will grant you my permission.’ My daughter has been a princess since the day she was born," he gushed.
Her family really needs to stop doing so many media interviews, it's embarrassing!
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Markle says he feels like a 'footnote in one of the greatest moments in history' after he was unable to attend his daughter's wedding to Prince Harry.
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018
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