{"id":142604,"date":"2018-06-18T06:49:14","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T06:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/royal-wedding-2018-meghans-dad-regrets-not-walking-her-down-the-aisle\/"},"modified":"2018-06-18T06:49:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-18T06:49:14","slug":"royal-wedding-2018-meghans-dad-regrets-not-walking-her-down-the-aisle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/royal-wedding-2018-meghans-dad-regrets-not-walking-her-down-the-aisle\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal wedding 2018: Meghan’s dad regrets not walking her down the aisle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Duchess of Sussex's father, Thomas Markle, has revealed his sadness at not walking his daughter down the aisle.<\/p>\n

"I'm a footnote to the greatest moment in history rather than the dad who walked his daughter down the aisle. That upsets me somewhat," he told ITV's Good Morning Britain.<\/p>\n

Mr Markle said he "absolutely wanted" to be at the event, but was unable to attend due to health reasons.<\/p>\n

Prince Charles walked the duchess down the aisle instead.<\/p>\n

Mr Markle said he felt "jealous", but added: "I was honoured, I can't think of a better replacement than someone like Prince Charles.<\/p>\n

"I was thrilled to tears he was doing that, I just wish it had been my hand holding hers not his."<\/p>\n

He watched the wedding from California, where he was recovering from heart surgery.<\/p>\n

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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Markle talks about his heart surgery and the moment he told Meghan he couldn\u2019t attend the royal wedding #GMB pic.twitter.com\/oIpPjPbd6u<\/p>\n

\u2014 Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Report <\/p>\n

End of Twitter post by @GMB<\/p>\n

In the GMB interview, Mr Markle also said he believed his daughter cried when he told her and Prince Harry he was not coming to their wedding.<\/p>\n

"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'," he said.<\/p>\n

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    Describing the moment Prince Harry asked for his daughter's hand in marriage, Mr Markle said he told his future son-in-law: "You are a gentleman, promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter and of course I will grant you my permission."<\/p>\n

    Image copyright Reuters <\/figure>\n

    Mr Markle also said he discussed politics, including the US president and Brexit, with Prince Harry.<\/p>\n

    "I was complaining about not liking Donald Trump, he said 'give Donald Trump a chance,'" Mr Markle said.<\/p>\n

    When asked about their Brexit discussion, he said: "It was just a loose conversation... I think he [the Duke of Sussex] was open to the experiment."<\/p>\n

    Paparazzi photos row<\/h2>\n

    In the run-up to the wedding Mr Markle became embroiled in a controversy over reports he had staged paparazzi photos of himself in wedding-related activities, such as being measured for a new suit. <\/p>\n

    He explained that it was meant to be "a way of improving my look", adding: "Obviously that all went to hell."<\/p>\n

    He said he apologised to both Harry and Meghan. <\/p>\n

    "I realised it was a serious mistake. It's hard to take it back."<\/p>\n

    Skip Twitter post by @chrisshipitv <\/p>\n

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    \u2018That all went to hell\u2019. Thomas Markle\u2019s description of his decision to work with the paparazzi and stage pictures of himself before the #royalwedding. \u2018I didn\u2019t do it for the money\u2019 he tells @GMB but to change my image. \u2018I apologised\u2019 to Harry & Meghan he said pic.twitter.com\/XGmIjjmAC1<\/p>\n

    \u2014 Chris Ship (@chrisshipitv) June 18, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

    Report <\/p>\n

    End of Twitter post by @chrisshipitv<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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