At least being followed by paparazzi means I’m less likely to be kidnapped!

HE WAS exposed by the Irish Mail on Sunday for colluding with them and he claims to hate them, but Thomas Markle has identified one advantage of being followed by the paparazzi – it reduces the chance of his being abducted. ‘One of the few good things about being followed by paparazzi is if anyone tries to kidnap me we’d have a dozen photos of them,’ he said. Mexico has around 1,200 abductions a year and Mr Markle, left, believes his daughter’s marriage could make him a target.

‘I was offered security during the royal wedding and the palace sent someone over to discuss security with me,’ he said. ‘Unfortunately I was in hospital with my heart attack when they came and I never saw them. And then when I couldn’t go to the wedding, I never heard about security again. I don’t worry about being kidnapped, even though it’s something that happens in Mexico, with wealthy people held for ransom. But it’s a concern that the more I’m written about the more kidnappers might consider me a target.’