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 Thomas Markle, the father of Duchess Meghan of Sussex who famously skipped his daughter's royal wedding, is opening up about missing the historic event, and sharing a few new tidbits about Prince Harry along the way. In a world exclusive interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Thomas Markle said he had broken the news to Meghan in an emotional phone call just days before she was due to walk down the aisle in Windsor Castle’s St George’s Chapel. Mr Markle said: "They were disappointed. Meghan cried, I’m sure, and they both said ‘Take care of yourself, we are really worried about you,'" he said. “It was incredible watching her,” he said. “I was very proud. I was very upset that it wasn’t me (walking her down the aisle) but the whole world was watching my daughter. I was very happy about that." "That upsets me somewhat.” 
 
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 WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Markle says he feels like a 'footnote in one of the greatest moments in history' after he was unable to attend his daughter's wedding to Prince Harry. Read more: https://t.co/dNFBOt232upic.twitter.com/04NmCQE8Q4 — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) June 18, 2018 
 
 He also confirmed that he staged paparazzi photos in the weeks leading up to the wedding, posing for shots that included him trying on suits and reading books about the royal family. Commenting on the controversy he said: "They'd take photos of me grabbing a beer, take photos of me getting into my car... they'd take photos of me making me look negative." He told GMB he had apologised to both Harry and Meghan, adding: “I realised it was a serious mistake. It’s hard to take it back.” 
 
 He recalled the first time Duchess Meghan told him about her new boyfriend, in which she waited to disclose his royal pedigree. He added: "I couldn't get over the fact that had happened, all that stuff was working on me. I had a heart condition." Speaking of the first time he spoke to his daughter about her new boyfriend, he said: "The first phone calls were 'dad I have a new boyfriend' and I said that's really nice and she said 'He's British' and I said 'That's really nice,' and eventually the third time around was like 'He's a Prince.'" The 73-year-old gave his first interview since the royal wedding to ITV's "Good Morning Britain" program Monday, telling hosts Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan that he "absolutely wanted to walk my daughter down the aisle," though he was proud that Prince Charles took his place. And eventually the third time around was like, 'He's a prince' ... And at that point, she said, 'It's Harry' and I said 'Oh, Harry okay!'" Thomas Markle told Good Morning Britain that his daughter went on to say she had to call Prince Harry 'H' "so that nobody knows" she was dating him before their relationship was made official. On Prince Harry, Trump and Brexit 
 
 Asked about her choice of husband, Mr Markle told Good Morning Britian he thought Harry was "great" and "an interesting guy". He also revealed the pair had spoken about politics, and said he had held conversations with the Duke of Sussex about Donald Trump and Brexit. WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, tells @piersmorgan and @susannareid100 about the moment he gave Prince Harry permission to marry his daughter #GMB https://t.co/3AKKDRVXbI 
 
 On the UK's exit from the European Union, Markle said he thought Prince Harry was open to the "experiment". Harry met the president's wife at the Invictus Games in 2017. Credit: PA 
 
 He said: "Our conversation was I was complaining about not liking Donald Trump, he said 'give Donald Trump a chance'. "I sort of disagreed with that." He also recalled a conversation he had with Prince Harry before the wedding, in which his daughter's then fiancé expressed an openness to President Trump and Brexit. When they talked about Brexit, Markle recalled, "I think he was open to the experiment."
– The father of the woman once known to the world as Meghan Markle, and now as Duchess Meghan of Sussex, is back in the news. Thomas Markle, who famously did not attend his daughter's wedding after it emerged that he was staging paparazzi shots to make himself look better, has given an interview to Piers Morgan on ITV's Good Morning Britain. It may not go over well in Kensington Palace, notes BuzzFeed, given that the 73-year-old is offering up details of his phone conversations with Prince Harry. Among the highlights: Politics: "Our conversation was, I was complaining that I didn’t like Donald Trump," said Markle, referring to a chat with Harry. "He said, 'Give Donald Trump a chance'. I sort of disagreed with that." Asked if Harry was still a Trump supporter, Markle answered, "I would hope not now. At the time he might have been." The boyfriend: "The first phone call was, 'Daddy I have a new boyfriend', and I was like, 'That’s really nice'. Then the next call was like, 'He’s British', and I said, 'That’s really nice'. Eventually the third time around was like, 'He’s a prince' and at that point she said, 'It’s Harry' and I said, 'Oh Harry, OK." And then: "(She said) 'Of course we’ll have to call him 'H' so no one knows we’re talking about Harry.'" The wedding: Markle described telling his daughter that he'd be unable to attend the wedding because of his heart trouble, made worse by his paparazzi controversy. "They were disappointed. Meghan cried, I’m sure, and they both said ‘Take care of yourself, we are really worried about you,'" he said, per USA Today. He added, "It was incredible watching her."