Harry asked me to give Trump a chance: Thomas Markle

Meghan’s father speaks on the Prince

Thomas Markle, Meghan Markle’s father.

Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, said her new husband Prince Harry told him to give U.S. President Donald Trump a chance and that he had an open mind about Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU).

“I was complaining I didn’t like Donald Trump. He said “give Donald Trump a chance”. I sort of disagreed with that, but I still like Harry,” Mr. Markle told ITV’s Good Morning Britain in his first broadcast interview since the royal wedding.

‘Harry open to Brexit’

Mr. Markle, 73, said he had spoken to Prince Harry by phone in the months leading up to the wedding. He said Prince Harry told him that he was “open to the experiment” of Brexit.

Mr. Markle spoke of his regret that he wasn’t well enough to walk his daughter down the aisle as she married Prince Harry, but said he was pleased that Prince Harry’s father, Prince Charles, was able to step in. Mr. Markle had been due to take part in the ceremony, but he eventually stayed away, saying he needed heart surgery. “Watching it was difficult for me, because I wasn’t there, but at the same time... I couldn’t have been more proud,” he said.

Mr. Markle also apologised for staging photos with a photographer which contributed to the furore around him ahead of the wedding. He said that though Harry was a prince, his daughter was more than a match for him.