Thomas Markle reacted to the bombshell interview of his daughter Meghan Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, with Oprah Winfrey on Tuesday, and in his defense of the British royal family, he expressed regret for the staged photos he took in Mexico, which ended up leading to his removal from the Duchess of Sussex.
Speaking to ITV’s “Good Morning Britain” on Tuesday, Thomas Markle said he apologized for the photos that went viral of him just days before Meghan and Harry’s royal wedding ceremony in 2018 “at least 100 times or so. “
Still, the father in trouble now claims that he would have liked not to have participated in the staged photo shoot – one that he admits was not sincere with his daughter at the time.
“I wish I hadn’t done all of this, but here’s the other side … It’s like no one wastes time to protect any member of our family. We were attacked by the press every day – my eldest daughter, my son I, my grandchildren – we were all attacked by the press. No one was there to take care of us. No one took care of us, “said the Duchess’s father to the vehicle.
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Thomas Markle talked about his fractured relationship with Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, after her and Prince Harry’s interview with Oprah Winfrey.
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Meghan’s 76-year-old father also said he participated in the photo shoot because he believed it would make his reputation look better after the press “was making me an alcoholic, cursing me, talking about how I dress.”
“So, yes, I did this deal with this [photographer] who would make me look better. Maybe I got sucked in, but I believed him and thought it was going to work. It didn’t work, of course. When it was exposed, I said, ‘What’s going on?’ “Thomas continued.” Well, they waited three days before the wedding and released the photos. When that happened, I said, ‘How did it happen? What do I do?’ He said, ‘Just deny it. It will go away in a day. ‘It didn’t go away. He hasn’t left yet. “
In the same conversation, Thomas Markle explained his reason for speaking to the press amid the Duchess’s departure.
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“Because they are not talking to me. When they decide to speak to me, I will stop talking to the press,” said Thomas.
Thomas, speaking from Rosarito, Mexico, added that he “would love to hear” the couple.
In terms of not being helped by British royalty amid the persistence of the media, Thomas also said he was “left to dry”.
“Despite all this, I still apologize. I am apologizing again today,” he said.
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Thomas Markle said he feels he was “pushed and knocked over by something I did”. He calls the photo shoot “a big mistake”.
“I apologized for this as many times as I could. However, I love my daughter very much. If I knew she was having psychological problems, I would be there to help her. The biggest problem here is that she practically destroyed the entire family of the maternal side and mine. She really had no one to turn to. She would have possessed us if she kept us, “he concluded.
Winfrey shared Monday on “CBS This Morning” that Meghan revealed to her that her father was hunted by the British press and inundated with gifts in exchange for comments and stories about the Duchess of Sussex.
When she asked Meghan if she felt betrayed by her father for speaking to the tabloids, especially just before her marriage to Prince Harry, Meghan replied, “If we are going to use the word betrayal, it is because when I asked him, when the The communication team told us that the story was coming out, we called my dad and I asked him and he said, ‘No, absolutely not.’ “
Meghan said she tried to reason with him: “I just need you to tell me, if you tell me the truth, we can help. And he wasn’t able to do that … it really resonated with me as a mother.”
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“I look at Archie and I can’t imagine doing anything to hurt my son. I can’t reconcile that,” added Meghan.
“Everyone has a responsibility. Look [the tabloids] hunted my mother. You never heard her say a word. She remained in dignified silence for four years watching me go through this, “Meghan described.
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Meghan’s ex-sister Samantha also spoke out and opposed her sister’s claims that they didn’t know each other well, as well as Meghan’s claim that Samantha changed her surname to Markle after the former ” Suits “started dating Harry.
Samantha showed Inside Edition that a petition to change her name to Markle was dated 1997 and her university degree, which also said “Markle”.
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