Embarrassing parents

I question the rush that Harry and Meghan had to marry once engaged.? How long did Prince William and Kate live together before getting engaged? Harry and Meghan were living together as man and wife and she wasn't pregnant? Kate and William having provided heirs so it is not as if the monarchy was on the brink of extinction. What is now coming to the surface could have been avoided had Harry made a personal visit to the USA to ask for Meghan's hand in marriage.All of this is on his own head and no one else.I fear more is to come if her father doesn't keep his mouth shut but nothing more beats loosening a tongue than money.

So who are this Press Gazette shower? What do they know?

Does anyone know of a couple in their 30's who decided to marry, yet believed it was necessary for the future husband to ask his bride's father permission to marry her? Nope, thought not.
How can responsibility for Mr M's unkind and selfish behaviour be placed on Harry? SHwhitney, are you suggesting the RF should pay off Mr M, rather than him continuing to sell snippets to the media? Why can't Mr M be held responsible for his own misbehaviour?
By the way, I'm not leaping to the defence of the RF, I'm just reflecting on how things are in my own family and friendship circles. I know I know, we're ordinary common folk but, not as common as Mr M I believe.

Coolgran65 I didn't watch it. But I'm simply speechless... Did he actually say that? What a ghastly man!

Every family has an "Uncle Knobhead", as per Peter Kay's comedy sketch. But most of us don't have to have him in the public spotlight. MM must be worried to death at what he'll say next.

Every family has an "Uncle Knobhead"

Iam64. Traditions are carried out around the world. There is no right or wrong way in how you approach your forth coming marriage.
Respect for one another be you rich, poor, or what ever ones interpretation of 'common', is the foundation for a lasting marriage.

I unfortunately saw a little bit of the interview when I turned on to watch "This Morning", I do think he's playing the victim here but that's my opinion. Why should the RF be giving him any guidance? MM has made her own way, perhaps she had wanted him to give her away, perhaps not - we will never know.

On the question of why Prince Harry hasn't met him, Mr M lives in Mexico not the USA, this would be a Security nightmare, H & M could hardly "slip into the country".

I cannot imagine why anyone thinks it's such a wheeze being a Royal. Money doesn't bring happiness, nor does owing property. I think they have a tough life, lots of duty, always in the public eye, the bl**dy paparazzi.

Just look at the Royals, Anne and Margaret being told who they couldn't marry, that happened to Harry too. And however much privilege you have, losing your mother at 12 is nothing to gloss over. At least, he and William and Kate have used their position to work on mental health issues. I've never been a Royalist but I'd say things are looking up on how they behave and how they engage with the public.
As usual, the press show what a bunch of gutter huggers they are. Why are any of us wasting time and space debating this???

I mean the press are gutter huggers, not the Royals. I have no real opinion on them but I do think the death of the Queen at some point in the next 10 years or so is going to be the most destabilising factor the UK has had to face since Brexit!

Sarahelenwhitney, of course respect is a significant part of any successful life long relationship. that goes for the relationship between adult child and parent as well. Mr M has shown no respect towards his daughter or her husband. I'd have been devastated if my father had behaved as he has.
Well said azie09, certainly not a doddle to be a member of the RF, even if by marriage rather than birth.