Meghan's father and photographer in photo scam

Oldwoman, I don’t know anyone who has never invited their entire family, unless a couple pop into a registry office with a couple of witnesses . If Megan hasn’t spoken to her entire family for years why expect her father to attend the wedding .

I don’t understand why the Markles and the Windsors are condemned and sympathy heaped onto a couple who are worldly thirty somethings

He has also publicly humiliated his daughter four days before her wedding.

By not attending maybe he’s had a lucky escape from meeting this bunch of weirdos. A shame no one from the royals (Harry in particular) thought him worthy of a face to face meeting before hand.

Anniebach Didn't we all have to decide that some people couldn't be invited to our wedding? Why would you invite someone who you haven't seen or spoken to for years - no matter what the relationship.

I wonder if she was marrying Harry the mechanic from the local garage whether they would all be so upset about not getting an invite

According to reports, Mr. Markle lives a reclusive life. He has had to put up with people taking pictures of him whilst out and about, perhaps he felt that if he co-operated with one photographer with a couple of staged photos, the others would leave him alone. Of course he was wrong and things have only got worse for him. He hasn't had a lifetime of training to deal with the press so why not cut him some slack. Unless of course this is just an excuse to have another go at Meghan, Harry and the rest of the RF

Could be they feel hurt that they were not invited

The Windsors shouldn't be ashamed in relation to MM's father. I'm beginning to feel most of her extended family ought to feel shame for their attention seeking behaviour.

According to the news this morning, the unpleasant half sister who has done endless interviews suggesting Meghan is selfish etc "advised" her father to do the photoshoot. She says he agreed to do it, naively believing it would make him look less shambolic than he had in the informal paparazzi shots. Some distant cousins and nephews arrived at Heathrow yesterday, no doubt planning to do endless tv interviews saying how sad they are to have been excluded from the wedding. Yuk and yuk again.
Having said all this, Luckygirl is right, it's a non story. I'm adding fuel by posting

I feel for Thomas Markle - I would flee to the Amazon Basin where no-one could find me until it was all over. Michael Middleton looked terrified when he was walking Kate up the aisle - to Parry, as well! Who could blame him! No no no!

Why on earth should the Windsors be ashamed,

What a non-story this really is. Let us cut this guy some slack.

The media do like skeletons in the cupboard don’t they?
What about Kate’s dodgy Uncle Gary? (He of the Villa Bang Bang )
Is anybody faintly interested in photographs of Thomas Markle anyway?

I don’t think it’s fair to imply he’s not ‘respectable’. He had a career, he won at least one award - he’s behaved impeccably until this latest issue which I can believe he was manipulated into. I feel sorry for him and Harry should be ashamed of himself for not ensuring he met him and built up a relationship with him - and MM should have ensured that as well. There’s no suggestion he was a bad father - they should both be ashamed of themselves as should the RF and their legions of flunkies and advisers.

Perhaps her partner from 'Suits......

Yes, for an ordinary family to be flung into the Royal pomp and ceremony, and be watched by the world would be daunting and quite scary. We are more aware of how the stuffy royals behave (or have to behave) than the Markles. It would seem since the engagement Mr Markle has hidden away from the world and values his privacy - unlike some members of his family. He may have been dreading all that public exposure. I don't think he and Meghan were particularly close or saw much of each other in recent years, from the reports I've read.

He may have bottled it. Can't say I blame him.

I get the feeling Meghan's mother is seen as the respectable face of the family. Will she be walking her daughter up the aisle.

We will never know the truth, perhaps he decided not to attend because his entire family has been snubbed , perhaps he is too nervous,

Poor Meghan. We can’t pick our parents.

Now I am wondering if he always had had no intention of attending the wedding.

It always had seemed odd to me that he and Harry had never met, although they had, I believe spoken on the phone.

Good grief, both are over thirty, surely they have the sense to send people over to discuss everything with those who are going.

Who will escort her Church, no uncles or brothers invited, expect her mother will

I wonder if they showed respect and understanding themselves?

KP has responded to the reports the feather may not attend and asked for respect and understanding .

But the Markles are American , this is a royal wedding, surely Harry should have met Mr M and the firm should have offered him support? But tbf we won’t know the truth will we ever about what’s gone on behind the scenes - I just feel sorry for Mr M because of the way that awful rag the DM has behaved towards him - my view is that the DM is using him as a proxy attack on MM because fundamentally they are a racist xenophobic disgrace

Iam, I just remembered, they will not even have to stand on the balcony . Walk out of Church together, stand on the steps , that’s it. No photographer. No reception, no carriage ride. I am sure they have been visited, had all explained to them, video’s of the Church etc shown to them. Many have to grit their teeth and mix with family they don’t like .

Anniebach, we often disagree about the RF, especially about Dianna but, I agree with your comments above. I too am Spartacus, in making the best of relatives or friends invited to weddings, who in truth I'd rather not hang out with. it's life isn't it.

The way millions behave in public, no rules of the game needed to invite family to a wedding, for divorced parents to walk together , not hypocrisy to behave with dignity in public even if you really want to batter hell out of each other, it’s what many do, grit their teeth and get on with it, it must be unerving knowing the world and it’s dog is watching but it is only for a few hours . I am sure Francis Shand Kyde hated Charles Spencer but she walked into church with him , sat wuth him through the service, stood on the balcony for a few minutes, the world doesn’t see the rest

Except these are real people