Meghan’s dad changes mind again
Thomas Markle wants to walk his daughter down the aisle as originally planned
Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, has reportedly changed his mind about skipping this weekend’s royal wedding and now wants to walk his daughter down the aisle as originally planned.
“I hate the idea of missing one of the greatest moments in history and walking my daughter down the aisle,” Thomas told TMZ on Tuesday morning.
However, because he suffered a heart attack last week, he has been admitted to a Mexico hospital to treat recent chest pain and is unsure whether doctors will release him in time to make the trip to Windsor, England, where the American actress is set to marry Britain’s Prince Harry on Saturday.
The Baja California resident told the site that doctors said his heart was “seriously damaged” after last week’s health scare.
The chest pain was triggered by emotional upset over the fallout from his much-maligned deal to sell staged photos of himself, as well as his elder daughter Samantha Grant’s continued criticism of her half-sister.
Thomas, a retired Daytime Emmywinning lighting director, confirmed to TMZ that his daughter reached out to him following the unflattering reports. He said she harbours no ill will from his paparazziphoto flap and is more concerned about his health, the gossip site said.
As the media frenzy mounts ahead of the royal wedding, speculation arose that his ex-wife, Doria Ragland, whom he split from when their daughter was six, was being eyed to walk the actress down the aisle instead.