Royal Wedding Disaster

[vernonk]

Surely the Royals should have realised Meghan’s family - certainly her father - needed protecting, even coaching in how to cope and conduct themselves. For example, What the heck is the sister of the Royal bride doing appearing on ITV Good Morning Britain today? Thing is they’re just ordinary folk catapulted into an extraordinary situation, and their first thing ughts are publicity and profit. The Royals could easily afford to pay them to keep quiet. What a terrible mess they’re in now. For me it all comes down to whether Harry is marrying the right sort, if not the right person, and my answer is definitely not. I give it two yeas max. And when it inevitably fails, boy will she make them pay! But, in not protecting and guiding Meghan’s family from the off (the engagement at least) the Royals only have themselves to blame

[andy-hughes]

SurreyGuy - // What was so bad about these pictures that they've caused him to pull out of giving his daughter away?//

As I understand it, Mr Markle has arranged with an agency to have pictures taken with his knowledge, in a manner that suggests they were taken without his knowledge, and then he has split the resulting fees with the agency.

This is not uncommon, but in view of his relationship with the future royal bride, Kensington Palace has got somewhat het up about it, and now he is too embarrassed / ill (not sure which yet) to come over and walk his daughter down the isle.

[DTCwordfan]

anybody watching Channel 4's 'The Windsors' - even more surreal than what has appeared on here - or even the McCann thread. How whacky and bizarre garbage is this......?

[vernonk]

The Windsors is a big fave of mine, but the wedding special is very poorly written and basically unfunny

[douglas9401]

He may just have a phobia of areas of land completely surrounded by water.

[Prudie]

^ or of having to walk all the way down one......

[douglas9401]

Apparently he's no' very big and he's awfy shy.

[Jackdaw33]

...and all the lad and lassies cry:

Donald, where's yer troosers.

[Peter Pedant]

//How whacky and bizarre garbage is this......?//

not at all ! This is normal AB !

[Ellipsis]

We have not a clue as to what went on before this faux pas.

For example, Meghan and/or the Royal Family may have tried very hard to get Mr Markle into some kind of preparation/training/protective custody leading up to the wedding.

And he might have told them to get lost, using words like "What do you think I am? Some kind of idiot?"

In which case, blaming anybody but him for the outcome would be completely wrong.

[chrissa1]

Have they talked to the man on the phone? Skype? FaceTime?

[naomi24]

Peter Pedant, take a breath before you post. DTC is talking about a television programme.

[Peter Pedant]

When Tom markle finally lands he will be greeted with

'you'll have had your tea....?'

and he'll say something like - it is only being so cheerful as keeps me going

[Peter Pedant]

// Peter Pedant, take a breath before you post. DTC is talking about a television programme.//

yes miss - thank you miss -

I er was talking about the usual suspects on AB

[naomi24]

PeterPedant, I know - but DTC wasn't. And breathe ......

[ludwig]

//What was so bad about these pictures that they've caused him to pull out of giving his daughter away?//

// As I understand it, Mr Markle has arranged with an agency to have pictures taken with his knowledge, in a manner that suggests they were taken without his knowledge, and then he has split the resulting fees with the agency. //

I don't understand what all the fuss is about either. It seems a fairly harmless thing he did.

[EDDIE51]

Latest report says he is in hospital for heart surgery ,so that ends any chance he will come to the wedding.