Meg my day
ON MEGHAN She won’t be acting on Saturday ..she won’t be able to hide her joy ON HIS DAD I called him but phone is off.. we’re so worried about him ON ROYALS We needed guidance from them but didn’t get it. It’s taken its toll
mous pressure on us all. It’s taken its toll on all of us. Much has been said, a lot of which I regret, but now after arriving in the UK and seeing Windsor Castle, I understand much more what this wedding means to people.
“The fact Dad’s not well enough to travel makes me want more than ever to be as supportive as I can to Meg.”
Tom is “mortified” at reports that his father blamed his letter for his heart scare last week.
Tom insisted: “My letter wasn’t intended to cause hurt or upset. My earlier pleas fell on deaf ears, and after exhausting everything I could think of, I’d hoped my letter might shame the palace, I guess, into getting in touch.
“I was wrong. It wasn’t designed to humiliate Meg into inviting me, but more hoping we could get the help we needed. Ever since her relationship with Harry emerged two years ago, our lives have been changed forever.
“There hasn’t been a day gone by when the phone hasn’t rung or we’ve not been followed. It’s placed a massive strain on us all. Given our time again I’m sure we’d all handle it differently. I know I would.”
Last night the dad-of-two was prepared to cut short his trip the UK to be by his dad’s bedside if needed.
He said: “I’ve tried calling Dad but his phone is off. Of course we’re all worried. What people must understand about my dad is that he’s an intensively private man. He doesn’t want to cause a fuss for anyone.”
For now Tom is just pleased to be able to see his sister’s new world.
As well as visiting the castle where she will marry, he posed alongside a cardboard cut-out of his sister with her husband-to-be.
He said: “All I want is to see Meg happy and I hope she has found that with Harry.
“It’s a historic event that I’m extremely proud my family is part of. Before I arrived in the UK I was hesitant, in fact quite nervous, about what reaction I would receive but everybody has been so lovely.
“Leaving the country you were raised in to move to another is a major step for anyone.
“But after meeting so many wonderful folks, I know Meg will be in great hands in Britain.”
Now that Meghan’s dad is unable to attend the wedding, Tom from Grant Pass, Oregon, and Meghan’s mother, Doria Ragland, are the only two members of the bride’s immediate family in the UK for the ceremony. The actress’s half-sister, Samantha Grant, who has been highly critical of the royal couple, is staying in the US.
Shockingly the 53-year-old from Florida this week claimed she was not invited to Meghan’s first wedding to Trevor Engelson in 2011 because she is in a wheelchair as she suffers from multiple sclerosis.
Although not invited to the wedding, Tom yesterday toured Windsor Castle saying he wanted to see for himself the altar where his halfsister was to tie the knot.
After entering St George’s Chapel where the ceremony is due to take place, he said he could not imagine a more fitting setting for the wedding.
He said: “As soon as I stepped into the grounds, the history just bowled me over. When you consider the kings and queens who have walked Windsor’s paths and lived in its quarters, to think that Meg is now a part of it is mind-blowing.
“Knowing her as well as I do, and despite her job, there will be no acting by her on Saturday for sure. She’ll be unable to hide her happiness.
“She’ll be beaming from ear to ear. It’ll be a great day, and if Dad is OK and doesn’t need me, I’ll be able to say I was there the day she got married.”
MEGHAN Markle finally heard some good news when brother Thomas wished her well as he posed in Windsor with cutouts of her and Prince Harry.
With her dad missing the wedding, it must be some comfort to know that Thomas Jr is giving his blessing after previous harsh words.