Father to miss royal wedding

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, will reportedly miss the royal wedding on Saturday because he has to undergo major surgery on Wednesday morning.

The news came hours after Markle reportedly had changed his mind about skipping this weekend’s nuptials and had decided to walk his daughter down the aisle as originally planned.

Because he suffered a heart attack last week, Markle returned to the hospital to treat chest pain and, by Tuesday afternoon, told TMZ that he would undergo a procedure to clear a blockage.

“I hate the idea of missing one of the greatest moments in history and walking my daughter down the aisle,” Thomas Markle told TMZ.

It is unlikely that Markle would be well enough in time to make the trip to Windsor, England, where his daughter is set to marry Britain’s Prince Harry on Saturday.