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- June 18, 2018
Meghan Markle's father breaks silence on wedding
Meghan Markle's father, Thomas, spoke to "Good Morning Britain" on Monday.
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\"We talked a little about how they met and how happy they were with each other,\" Markle reflected.
\"He's quite easy to talk to; he's quite a comfortable person to talk to,\" Markle added. \"I wasn't nervous. Ten thousand miles apart, it's hard to be nervous talking to someone on the phone.\"
Thomas Markle recounted the moment when Prince Harry asked him for his daughter's hand in marriage over the phone.
\"You are a gentleman, promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter and of course I will grant you my permission,'\" he recalled saying.
Markle said his daughter has \"been a princess since the day she was born,\" adding, \"He made a good pick, didn't he?\"
When asked about Harry's grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, Markle replied, \"I’ve had respect for that women since I was a child. I think she’s one of the most incredible women in the world and I would love to meet her.\"
Thomas Markle also revealed that Meghan and Harry are ready to start a family.
\"She's wanted children for a long time,\" the former Hollywood producer told \"Good Morning Britain.\" \"When she met Harry and spoke about how much she loved him, there’s got to be a child in the making somewhat soon.\"
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: ’She [Meghan] has wanted children for a long time' - Thomas Markle #GMB pic.twitter.com/XYg7O4P8gW
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018
The wide-ranging interview with \"Good Morning Britain\" saw hosts Piers Morgan and Susannah Reid ask about when he realized that Meghan and Harry's relationship was serious.
\"I can't give you a date, no, [but] it was certainly a few months before the announcement of the engagement,\" he said.
\"My daughter is very intelligent. She knows how to choose who she wants to be with. She's a smart girl and she made a good pick. The royals are very complicated, but she can always rise to that occasion.
\"My daughter is capable of anything and she will be a complement to the royal family.\"
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For the first time Meghan's father discussed the leaked photographs and his agreement to participate in order to change his image.
\"For the last year photographs of me were always derogatory,\" he explained. \"They would take pictures of my hand grabbing the beer, they’d take pictures of me getting in my car, taking the garbage out, they’d take pictures of me buying a toilet and making a big deal out of it. They took all kinds of pictures making me look negative.\"
He said he apologized to his daughter and son-in-law over the phone.
\"I thought this would be a nice way of me improving my look. Well obviously that all went to hell. And I feel bad about it,\" he said. \"I apologized for it and that’s all I can do. I can't do much beyond that. That was a mistake.
Markle added, \"I didn’t do this for money; I did this to change my image. For one whole year I was presented as a hermit hiding out in Mexico. I was looking to change my image and obviously that was a mistake that went wrong.\"
Markle also spoke warmly about his nickname for his daughter and how it came about.
\"When she was a child she loved \"Jack and the Beanstalk.\" ... Because she’s so small I called her Bean or beanie,\" Thomas said.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: ’Do you have to call her Duchess Bean now?’ - oh dear @piersmorgan! ???? pic.twitter.com/DO79Vl0AVh
— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018
When asked jokingly if he called her Duchess Bean, Markle answered, \"Well I don’t think I’ll call her duchess. I don’t have to, she’s my daughter.\"
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