Prince Harry told Meghan’s dad to ‘give Trump a chance’

LONDON: Meghan Markle’s father Thomas said that new soninlaw Prince Harry had urged him to give US President Donald Trump “a chance” in comments likely to cause discomfort for the royal family.

Thomas yesterday told ITV’s Good Morning Britain that Harry had said “give Donald Trump a chance”, adding: “I sort of disagreed with that, but I still like Harry, that’s his politics, I had my politics.”

When asked by host Piers Morgan if he believed Harry was a Trump fan, he responded: “I would hope not, now.”

The comments will raise awkward questions for Harry, who is expected to remain largely apolitical.

Thomas also said that during a “loose conversation” with Harry, the prince had said Brexit was “something we have to try” although “there was no real commitment to it”.

“I think he was open to the experiment,” added Thomas.

The 73yearold said his daughter had cried when he informed them he wouldn’t attend the wedding due to heart surgery – amid a furore after he was found to have received payment for staged paparazzi photographs.

Thomas said that he had agreed to the photographs in order to present a better image, but “obviously all that went to hell”.

He ended up watching the wedding from California, with Prince Charles taking his place and walking Meghan down the aisle.

“I was very upset that it wasn’t me,” he said, but added “I can’t think of a better replacement than someone like Prince Charles.”