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Meghan Markle's father says he regrets not walking his daughter down the aisle

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Gareth Fuller – WPA/Getty Images; GMB/Twitter Meghan Markle’s relationship with her family, specifically her father Thomas Markle, was under heavy scrutiny leading up…
Gareth Fuller – WPA/Getty Images; GMB/Twitter
Meghan Markle’s relationship with her family, specifically her father Thomas Markle, was under heavy scrutiny leading up to her May 19 royal wedding.
Things came to a head less than a week before the wedding when it was revealed Thomas was paid to stage paparazzi photos. After days of back and forth and reports of heart surgery, Kensington Palace confirmed that Thomas would not be attending the wedding, citing his health as a reason for his absence.
But in a new interview with „Good Morning Britain,“ his first since the wedding, Thomas said he regrets the way things played out .
„I realized it was a serious mistake,“ he said of the paparazzi pictures. „It’s hard to take it back.“
Thomas said he initially believed the photos — in which he appeared to be reading a book about the UK and looking up articles about Prince Harry and Meghan — would help his reputation.
„For the last year photographs of me were always derogatory,“ he said. „They would take pictures of my hand grabbing the beer, they’d take pictures of me getting in my car, taking the garbage out, they’d take pictures of me buying a toilet and making a big deal out of it. They took all kinds of pictures making me look negative.“
Thomas claims he didn’t have any interest in making money off the staged pictures.
„I didn’t do this for money; I did this to change my image. For one whole year, I was presented as a hermit hiding out in Mexico. I was looking to change my image and obviously, that was a mistake that went wrong.“
He continued: „I thought this would be a nice way of me improving my look. Well obviously that all went to hell. And I feel bad about it,“ he said. „I apologized for it and that’s all I can do. I can’t do much beyond that. That was a mistake.“
In Thomas‘ absence, Prince Charles walked Meghan down the aisle on her wedding day. And while Thomas was disappointed he wasn’t there himself, he said that Prince Charles did a good job filling his shoes.
„I can’t think of a better replacement than Prince Charles,“ said Markle. „He looked very handsome. I was jealous, I wish it was me, but thank God he was there and I thank him for that.“
Prince Charles and Meghan Markle at her wedding.
Dominic Lipinski/ – WPA Pool/Getty Images
Although he has some regrets, Thomas seems to have accepted his role in history.
„The unfortunate thing now is that I’m a footnote in one of the greatest moments in history instead of a dad walking his daughter down the aisle,“ he said. „It was a very emotional moment. I regretted it because I really wanted to walk her down the aisle. But I’m thankful for how it all went.“
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