The father of the Duchess of Sussex, Thomas Markle says his daughter cried when it was clear he couldn’t walk her down the aisle.
In an interview with the British television ITV, Markle said “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.”
Markle told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he “absolutely wanted” to be at the event, but ill-health stopped him.
The Duchess was walked down the aisle during the royal wedding rather by Prince Charles which made Mr. Markle “jealous”.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: ‘Daddy, I have a new boyfriend’ – Thomas Markle talks about his daughter’s romance with Prince Harry #GMB pic.twitter.com/rzASEpEsKf
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018
Markle however said he “was honoured, I can’t think of a better replacement than someone like Prince Charles.
“I was thrilled to tears he was doing that, I just wish it had been my hand holding hers not his.”
The duchess’ father was forced to watch the wedding from California, while recovering from heart surgery.
“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 in the ITV interview.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, tells @piersmorgan and @susannareid100 about the moment he gave Prince Harry permission to marry his daughter #GMB pic.twitter.com/3AKKDRVXbI
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018
Meeting Prince Harry
Mr. Markle also spoke of the moment he met Prince Harry who asked for his daughter’s hand in marriage.
“You are a gentleman, promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter and of course I will grant you my permission,” Mr Markle revealed telling his future son-in-law.
Mr Markle also said he and Prince Harry talked about the US president, Donald Trump and Brexit.
“I was complaining about not liking Donald Trump, he said ‘give Donald Trump a chance,'” Mr Markle said.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Markle talks about his heart surgery and the moment he told Meghan he couldn’t attend the royal wedding #GMB pic.twitter.com/oIpPjPbd6u
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018
Source: Africafeeds.com
