Meghan's father and photographer in photo scam

The wonderful thing about the RF is that there is everything in their history. Murder, mistresses, infanticide, greed, etc. Its all been done before. This wedding is great and excellent for our tourist industry. I wish them all the best.

Collette13 British class snobbery at its very best...."would any one of us really want her family as inlaws" as far as I can see they aren't any worse than the RF!.

Colette13, it seems there are some in laws you would want to be estranged from....

Meghan Markle's family seems to be what might be called dysfunctional. I just hope that in spite of that she is a rational, stable and balanced young lady - otherwise it will be enormously difficult for her to make a successful happy marriage to someone in a family as high profile as Harry's.

Her second big day! Did her dad give her away last time?

Love following the antics/gossip of the Royal family - I am doing a History degree with the OU, so I use that as my cover excuse. It's not really about whether you love/loathe the royal family - nor, indeed about a commoner marrying into it - we have good and bad examples of both, in the Countess of Wessex (good) and Sarah Ferguson (bad). Really it's about how you behave - if we were being completely honest, beautiful as Meghan is, would any one of us really want 'her family' as in-laws? Harry and Meghan have been together far too short a time to consider marriage ,in light of what comes with it, being a royal marriage in the spotlight. Has Harry met with any member of her family besides her Mother? If not, then he hasn't made any effort to get to know them and this seems very strange when he is contemplating spending the rest of his life with Meghan. I wish them well but it seems an awkward way to begin marriage - being estranged from your in-laws - Meghan will undoubtedly need and want to reconcile with, at least, her Father at some point in the future,where this will leave Harry or their marriage, I just don't know.

Seems Meghan only has contact with mother and dad and not rest of family. Strange that Harry hasn't met her father yet, would have thought this would have been arranged earlier. Whole thing a bit of a debacle and although definitely not a royalist it is a shame for any bride to have all this public hassle before her big day.

Have any of you ever dealt with the pressure of the press? I haven't but from what I have seen, they are a nightmare to deal with at the best of times. My DH was in a job that quite frequently got reported in the news and the misinformation was mind boggling. You sometimes wondered whether the press had actually listened to what was said.
I can't see that Mr Markle has done anything wrong but I do feel for the bride that her father may not be able to accompany her for whatever the reasons. She may be marrying into Royalty but she is still a human being who experiences the same emotional responses to disappointment as the rest of us. I can't believe how many people are jubilant about something that is so deeply personal.

I hope the cash from the pictures will pay for his heart surgery.
I wish them all well.

I shall be watching the Cup Final.

Until one of his children became involved with the British RF no one cared a hoot what Mr Markle was doing.He was living his life as he wanted and nothing to do with anyone else. Meghan should have done what many would be brides do and if they are still able to get in touch with their father then introduce their intended to their father. Possibly, at that point, ask would he give their daughter 'away' on her marriage. Meghan chose not to do any of this..Only what suits her. Let her reap what she sows. I wonder if HRH Queen Elizabeth is aware of what is seemingly and sadly becoming a pantomime.

You hit the nail on the head there trisher imagine if we had it 3-4 times a week like A posh ‘Stenders . Oooops at the minute it seems we do !

OMG I'm having deja vue. Flash forward a few years, Harry is filmed trying to dance with her, then numerous photos are published of her somewhere romantic all alone, then.......
We've been here before haven't we?
Why do people keep buying into this soap opera?

The press have a lot to answer for. Just watched the film about Amy Winehouse, they were like vultures pursuing her when she was extremely vulnerable. Having said that, I suppose we are feeding into that by buying these papers or there would be no market for the pictures...

I haven't read all the posts so may be echoing what's been said already.
Mr Markle seems out of his depth and probably was hemmed in with attention and dodgy advice. What a minefield, and he's stepped on one. The press and photographers do not come out of this at all well, circling like sharks to take advantage of a seemingly vulnerable man.
I expect the Royals will cope and need no sympathy at all.

I don't blame the Windsors but somehow he should have been brought over earlier settled in with minders, they are so used to their world I am not sure they could begin to imagine his position and state of mind, I can't really. Harry has never even met him.

Not fair to blame the Windsors, why should they always be blamed for the actions of others. The people to blame if blame must be laid then the two thirty somethings , I think they are self centred and possibly lapping up all this ‘aww bless them ‘ Megan is not naive, she is world wise and he needs to grow up , the father is her father , she chose to marry a royal he chose to marry an actress .

I cannot believe this man was "taken in" by the photographer, he is no stranger to the media, he has been in the entertainment industry for over 40 years. Miss pushy only got her start thanks to him. Like father like daughter only seen the $ signs, I am worried for Harry!

I'm sad to think that this man has been hounded by the press, who have made a mockery of him. The Royals are surely aware of how damaging the press can be - but this man has been left adrift to cope on his own. I thought Meghan was supposed to be close to him, but all she seems to have done is to issue a request that the press give them privacy. Heaven help the lot of them .

maryeliza54

Your post have made me laugh this morning ! Long live non political correctness !

Roll on Monday morning .

Surely the only person who gives a monkey's whether her father attends or not is the bride? The rest of us couldn't care less. The media will insist on blathering on about it.

I don’t think so Gilly, good grief if he had someone would have told the press. Pity Harry told the world his family had become the family his darling Megan never had. I dislike this - Diana , I must tell tell the world everything .

I wouldn’t be surprised at all Anniebach BBC local news now saying he’s having a heart procedure today . how convenient ( do they think we’re all stupid?) I still say he’s been paid off by the firm

Stand by for a film, ?