Meghan Markle's father finally opens up about missing the royal wedding

Meghan Markle's father finally opens up about missing the royal wedding

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wave as they ride a horse-drawn carriage

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Thomas Markle has opened up about his heart surgery and missing the Royal Wedding.

Duchess Meghan Markle`s dad Thomas Markle has opened up about his heart surgery and missing the Royal Wedding.

On Monday`s episode of Good Morning Britain, he talked about Prince Harry very fondly, calling him a "very nice man," a "gentleman" and "very likeable."

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Furthermore, Markle, while speaking on paparazzi, called it "an invasion" as well as "a compliment."

Talking about his daughter, he said, "My daughter has been a Princess since the day she was born."

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The father of the Duchess of Sussex could neither attend the Royal Wedding nor walk her down the aisle. He said, "All of that stuff (paparazzi) was working on me. I had a bit of heart condition. This pushed me a little further to the point, where I had heart palpations."

Prince Charles walked the Duchess down the aisle in the absence of her father due to his surgery. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry read their vows on May 19 this year.