Vernon, we can all go through life blaming others for our bad conduct...
"Please Miss, I'm not the architect of my own misery, I'm an innocent bystander in my own life."
Mr Markle senior is a grown man with a family and a daughter who is presently the world's most famous bride to be. If he colluded with photographers and took a bung, he cannot blame his lack of integrity or propriety on naivety or the absence of protection from the Royal Family.