thomas markle pulled out of meghan‘s wedding.was taken for the last part of meghan‘s walk to the altar by the prince of wales. now, in an interview on itv‘s good morning britain, mr markle has expressed his gratitude. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. he looked very handsome, and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i was jealous. i wish i had been there. i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, and thank him for that. mr markle said meghan had wept when he told her he couldn't attend the wedding, and he had wept as he watched the service on television in california. and he spoke about the moment harry had phoned him to ask his permission to marry his daughter. harry got on the phone with meghan and they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone, and i said "you're a gentleman. promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course i give you my permission". they also apparently talked about american politics and president trump. our conv

. >> her father, thomas markle, is speaking out once again.hile, the duke and duchess in their new royal roles joined the queen today. >> i can't wait to see all that you will do to change the world. >> duchess megan sat in the front row. meghan wore her hair down. donning a belted pale pink prada dress. her imagine ji recently appointed harry to be a commonwealth youth ambassador. david beckham attended, too. sharing a moment with the queen. but behind meghan's public smile, there's more family drama brewing. her father, thomas markle, now says he's getting the royal cold shoulder ever since he did that controversial paid tv interview with "good morning britain." >> harry asked for her hand over the phone. and i said, you're a gentleman. promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course, i give you my permission. >> today, markle tells tmz that he hasn't spoken to his daughter since that appearance, nor has he talked to anyone else from the palace. he still hasn't met his son-in-law in person. but he's hopeful he will

thomas markle pulled out of meghan‘s wedding.art of the way by the prince of wales. now, in an interview on itv‘s good morning britain, mr markle has expressed his gratitude. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. you know, he looked very handsome, and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i wasjealous, i wish i had been there, i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, and i thank him for that. mr markle said meghan had wept when he told her he couldn't attend the wedding, and he had wept as he watched the service on television in california, and he spoke about the moment harry had phoned him to ask his permission to marry his daughter. harry got on the phone with meghan, they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone, and i said, "you're a gentleman. promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course, i give you my permission." they also apparently talked about american politics and president trump. our conversation — i was complaining i didn

a promise thomas markle asked prince harry to make. >> when was the moment you discovered they were goingo get married? did rarry ring you and ask for permission? >> harry asked for her hand over the phone. and i said, you're a gentleman. promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter, and, of course, i give you my permission. >> i think younger people were a lit like, what? what does he mean by that? >> markle's domestic violence comment raised some eyebrows. piers morgan says he wasn't alarmed. >> i think he was basically saying just take care of her. he was praise worthy of harry in the interview. >> meghan's dad addressed the paparazzi skal dcandal. >> i didn't do this for money. i did to it change my image. for one whole year, i was presented as a hermit living and hiding out in mexico. i was looking to change my image. and obviously, that was a mistake. >> but, did meghan's dad just make things worse? it's reported that thomas was saying you paid him. >> it was a small amount of money. after the paparazzi notice. now at the end of the day, he was paid to do an intervi

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thomas markle missed his daughter's wedding because he was recovering from heart rgery. the royal newli weds are known as the duke and duchess of sussex. he sd he is not phased by his daughter marrying into the monarchy. >> my daughter is certainly a prize for him as s well, i don't have, you know, ah, he's great, he's an interesting guy, he's a prince, but my daughter's en arincess since the day she was born. i don't have a problem with that. >> thomas markle added that he wase grateful to princ charls for walking his daughter down the aisle in his absenc w >>> when come back tonight on news 4, it's a simple mistake that can haveng las impact. >> it's because they put the injection in the wrong spot of my arm. >> and it's led to millions of dollars in federal settlement, so why is nothing being done to alert people responsible to keep alert people responsible to keep them from doing ♪ ♪whoaaa-oooaaaa ♪as long as the suns up... ♪there's no holding back.♪ ♪whoaaa-oooaaaa ♪and every moment, ♪you gotta make it last. all the thrills of summer. one amazing getaway. busch gard

. >> thomas markle opened up about not being about to walk his daughter down the aisle. >> is am jealoussh it had been me. >> the unfortunate thing for me now is i'm a footne in a great moment in history rather than the dad walking her down the isle. -- aisle. he says he has spoken to his son-in-law in a few phone calls. he says prince harry is interesting. they have not had a face to fate meeting. he complained to him about donald trump. harry said to give trump a chance. he asked if harry was a trump supporter, but he may be getting a few laughs from the studio. but is this an insight of him as a father and father-in-law. he points out his daughter is a prize for prince harry. he said he may be a prince, but she has been a princess since the day she was born. he said he was happy about this love story. he said meghan told him first, and harry got on the phone with meghan and asked for her hand in marriage. he said they complicate their life lifestyle, and that the press invasion has been ff appeared in l to the wedding pictures of me making m look negative. i thought it would be a nice

meghan made history last month, but her father was not there to walk her down the aisle, and now thomas marklepened up about the marriage to royalty. here's molly hunter. >> reporter: for the first time since markle became a royal princess, her father, thomas, spoke out today in a paid interview for "good morning britain," he spoke about the pain of missing out and not walking his daughter down the aisle. >> i can't think of a better replacement than someone like mr. charles. he looked very handsome and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i was jealous. i wish i had been there. i wish it had been me, but thank god he was there, and i thank him for that. >> reporter: her mother was there, of course, radiant and very much part of the family. >> unfortunate thing for me now is that i'm a foot note in one of the greatest moments in history. >> reporter: before the wedding, thomas was caught posing for foe tes and admitted it was a mistake. markle told the show how he first learned about the royal romance. she called to say she had a boyfriend, and in the second call, informed him he was british

thomas markle appeared on a british tv show saying he regrets not being able to be at his daughter's wedding. prince charles walked his daughter down the aisle while he recovered from surgery. >> i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. he looked very handsome and my daughter looked beautiful with actually met his son-in-law in person but they have chatted on the phone. he says the conversation was pleasant though they did disagree on one thing. he is not a fan of president trump and prince harry told him to give him a chance. >>> rising gas prices may have you rethinking summer plans according to a survey by aaa. 47% of respondents say they would consider taking shorter road trips this summer if gas reaches $3.50. we are well above that mark already in the bay area where drivers are paying $3.83 for a gallon of regular in san francisco. in oakland and san jose, it's $3.74. aaa says drivers are paying nearly $70 more a month on gas compared to last summer. so gas prices are up. let's see how the dow is doing. it is down about 142 points. >>> going away

has learned from a royal source that meghan and harry were completely surprised by her father, thomas markle'sid appearance on "good morning britain." now the newlyweds' relationship with him is fractured. our source also tells us meghan still loves her father, but it's hard for her to accept his apology when he's taking cash. despite the family drama, meghan appeared carefree in a white givenchy dress and phillip treacy hat. while harry was dashing in a top hat. check out his name tag that reads, hrh duke of sussex. as if he needed one. fulfilling her royal duties, the duchess beamed broadly while she and harry presented a trophy to a winning horse's owner after a race. the jockey made quite the bold move kissing meghan's hand. this was the third time meghan had worn the french label in white. she first donned givenchy at her wedding. then again, last week, for her road trip with the queen. today's dress featured covered buttons down the front. a handkerchief hem. and a slender black belt around her waist. on i'm told she doesn't have a choices herself. hand-picking h. >> the queen was all sm

what strikes you when you watch that interview is how unmedia savvy thomas markle is, because he lookslot, he doesn't look down the barrel of the camera, he holds on to his ear piece a lot. he's used to being behind the camera and not in the spotlight, which is possibly why we had such a -- around the media around him. but he did say how sad he was not to have made the wedding and how he had actually prepared for it. listen to what he said about that. >> i worked on a little speech and little speech actually had the phone calls that i talked about, talking to harry and how meghan introduced him as this guy, this nice guy from england, this prince. and that was part of the story and i went on to basically thank the royal family for opening up to my child. i feel bad she put all that work in and i didn't do it. but i couldn't do much about it laying on a couch with a bad heart. >> puts to bed speculation he didn't go to the royal wedding because of the embarrassment over the staged photos that he did with the paparazzi and does bring that in, he says sorry for that, he says he was trying

thomas markle pulled out of meghan‘s wedding. had been there. i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, and thank him for that. mr markle said meghan had wept when he told her he couldn‘t attend the wedding, and he had wept as he watched the service on television in california. and he spoke about the moment harry had phoned him to ask his permission to marry his daughter. harry got on the phone with meghan and they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone, and i said, "you‘re a gentleman. promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course i give you my permission". they also apparently talked about american politics and president trump. 0ur conversation was, i was complaining that i didn‘t like donald trump. he said, "give donald trump a chance." i sort of disagreed with that, but... i still like harry. that was his politics, i have my politics. harry, said mr markle, was an interesting guy who‘d made a good choice in his daughter. he expects them to have children soon. as

thomas markle pulled out of meghan's wedding. was taken for the last part of meghan's walk to the altar by the prince of wales. now, in an interview on itv‘s good morning britain, mr markle has expressed his gratitude. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. he looked very handsome, and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i was jealous. i wish i had been there. i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, and thank him for that. mr markle said meghan had wept when he told her he couldn't attend the wedding, and he had wept as he watched the service on television in california. and he spoke about the moment harry had phoned him to ask his permission to marry his daughter. harry got on the phone with meghan and they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone, and i said "you're a gentleman. promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course i give you my permission". they also apparently talked about american politics and president trump. 0ur con

thomas markle ultimately skipped the big event due to heart problems. he says he watched the ceremony from california. he has not met his son-in-law just yet but told british broadcaster itv that he has spoken to prince harry several times over the phone. markle says he duchess will t >> harry got on the phone with meghan. they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone and i said you're a gentleman. promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter and, of course, i give you my permission. >> markle says he expects the duke and duchess will try to have children soon saying it's something his daughter has wanted for a long time. >>> a beautiful way to start off the workweek, we are noticing that ocean breeze kicking in, so tracking a bit of fog along the coast. there you can see that, a live look on our sales force tower camera there. we are going to keep things up. when we'll see the hottest temperatures this week coming up. >> also coming up new at 6:00 tonight a flooded future, thousands of bay area homes at riving of be

thomas markle pulled out of meghan's weddin health problems were given as the reason for his absence. his place was taken for the last part of her walk to the altar by the prince of wales. now in an interview on itv, mr. markle expressed his gratitude. >> i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. he looked very handsome, and my daughter looked beautiful with m. i was jealous. i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, dan him for that. nicholas: mr. markle said meghan had wept when he told her h' couldn't attend the wedding, and he wept as he watched the service on television in cafornia. he spoke about the moment harrys phoned him tfor permission to marry his daughter. thomas: harry got on the phone with meghan. they called me together, and yorry asks for her hand over the phone, and i said,are a gentleman. promise me you will neise your hand against my daughter, and of permission." you my nicholas: they apparently talked about american politics and president trump. thomas: our conversation was i was complaining i didn't like donald trump. he sai

meghan markle‘s father, thomas markle, has been talking about missing the royal wedding.for her hand over the phone. and i said, you‘re a gentleman, promise me you‘ll never raise your hand against my daughter. and, of course, i give you my permission. breaking news about train incident at south london, loughborough junction station. it has been reported three people have been killed after an incident at this station in south london, loughborough junction junction, in south london. has been reported three people have been killed and we will bring you more news as soon as we get it. us first lady melania trump has made a rare statement expressing concern over a controversial policy that splits up families who illegally enter the country. in a statement, a spokeswoman for melania trump said the first lady hates to see children separated from their families. she added that melania believes the us needs to be a country that follows the law, but also governs with heart. donald trump‘s ‘zero—tolerance‘ immigration policy has led to hundreds of children and babies being housed in

thomas markle pulled out of meghan's wedding.itude. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. he looked very handsome, and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i was jealous. i wish i had been there. i wish it had been me. but thank god he was there, and thank him for that. mr markle said meghan had wept when he told her he couldn't attend the wedding, and he had wept as he watched the service on television in california. and he spoke about the moment harry had phoned him to ask his permission to marry his daughter. harry got on the phone with meghan and they called me together and harry asked for her hand over the phone, and i said "you're a gentleman. promise me you will never raise your hand against my daughter, and of course i give you my permission". they also apparently talked about american politics and president trump. our conversation was, i was complaining that i didn't like donald trump. he said "give donald trump a chance". i sort of disagreed with that, but... i still like harry. that

piers morgan admits "good morning britain" paid thomas markle, quote, a few thousand pounds to do thisnterview. he speaks about not walking his daughter down the aisle and his very open conversations with prince harry. fatherly love. overnight, meghan markle's dad reveals the royal couple could be ready for a baby. >> she's wanted children for a long time. when she met harry and she spoke about how much she loves him, there's got to be a child in the making somewhere soon. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with "good morning britain," thomas markle speaks out for the first time since the royal wedding, opening up about how the intercontinental romance unlded from his perspective. >> first call was she had a new boyfriend. the next call was he's british and eventually it was like, he's a prince. >> reporter: he says he was hardly fazed by his son-in-law's royal status. he says they even discussed politics. >> i was complaining i didn't like donald trump. he said give donald trump a chance. i sort of disagreed with that. >> reporter: when it came time for prince harry to ask for meg

he was recovering from heart surger in an interview, thomas markle t shares his tho on missing his daughter's>> when you realize it pruld be ce charles who would be stepping in for you, how did you feel about that? >> i was hored. i can think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles. i was jealo. i wish i d been there. i wish it had been me. >> how did meghan's dad first react when he learned his prince?r was dating a >> of course, it's wow. it comes out as wow, but it's my daughter. daughter is certainly a prize for him as well, so i don't have, you know -- yeah, he's great. he's an interesting guy. he's a prince, but my daughter has been the same since the day she was born. >> reporter: he revealed he's never met prince harry face-to-face, that they've only talkne over the p including when prince harry asked meghan's father for her hand in marriage. what about becoming a grandfather to his future royal babies? mr. markle says his daughter has wanted to become a mother for a very long time. we'll wait and see. now back to you. >> tha you, angie. >>> tesla is under fire reacti

he and thomas markle covered it au. what meghan's dad asked prince harry to promise. >> did harry ask for permission. >> he asked for her hand over phone and i said, you're a gentleman. promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter and, of course, i give you my permission. >> i think younger people are like what does he mean by that. >> his domestic violence comment raised eyebrows but dailymail.com's editor told me he wane alarmed. >> he was saying just take care of her. he was keen to be very praise worthy about harry. >> meghan's dad who spoke on good morning britain addressed that paparazzi scandal where he was working with photographers to stage photos. >> i didn't do this for money, i did this to change my image. that was a mistaking. > but did her dad just make things worse. >> it's been reporteded that you guys paid him. >> it was a small amount of money. >> it was a small amount. >> a few thousand pounds. >> at the end of the day he was paid to do an interview. i'm not sure that's going to sit wel

thomas markle watched the wedding from california, where he was recovering from heart surgery.ld her he would not be attending the wedding. i can't think of a better replacement than someone like prince charles, you know. he looked very handsome and my daughter looked beautiful with him. i wasjealous, i wish i'd been there, i wish it'd been me, but thank god he was there and i thank him for that. harry got on the phone with meghan, they called me together, and harry asked for her hand over the phone. and i said, you're a gentleman, promise me you'll never raise your hand against my daughter. and, of course, i give you my permission. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell is here. how would this have worked, would this have gone through the palace for approval? have they responded? not for a moment. he says he hopes his daughter and the royalfamily won't be offended by him giving the interview. i would won't be offended by him giving the interview. iwould imagine won't be offended by him giving the interview. i would imagine that he has been persuaded by an ingenious journal

. >> thomas markle says he has yet to meet prince harry in person. >>> let's check in with sal and aproblem on 580 near coolidge which is after highway 13. we had that crash blocking the fast lane for a bit. traffic is backing up beyond highway 13. some people think it is better than 880 but today i wouldn't say that. i think 880 is doing well, especially since i don't have any problems reported on 80. i will take a look at that in a minute. i noticed that highway 13 is slow up to the broadway terrace area. 80 westbound, 30-minute drive from the carquinez bridge to the maze with no major problems at the bay bridge. it seems as if it's a bit slow and it has been since the normal time of about 5:30. we mentioned 880, a decent alternative from san leandro to downtown oakland and san mateo bridge is slowing down. let's bring steve in. >> happy monday. after a windy and cooler weekend, certainly saturday when it was cranked up big time, things calmed down. the fog has come roaring back in. temperatures will bum up up a little bit. thank you, steve for keeping temperatures lower today for

. >>> we're hearing this morning from meghan markle's father for the first time since the royal kldding. thomas m was recovering from heart surgery at the time and could not attend. he talked to "good morning britain" about missing his daughter's big day. w >> ald exclusive on "good morning itain" theost famous father of the bride talks trump, brexit and now that he's father-in-law to prince harry. he said the prince is an interesting y. even though he's never had a face-to-face meeting explaining about trump in one of those meetings. >> he said give donald trump a chfce. i sort disagree with that but i still like harry.or >> rr: he said harry seems open to the experiment of brexit but it's the inside of father and fher-in-law that get a glimpse than we normally get. he points out that meghan is certainly a prize for prince harry. >> yeah, he's an interesting guy and prince but my daughter's en a princess since the day she was born. >> reporter: recalling the w moment thee going to be engaged. >> harry asked for her hand over the phone. i said, you're a geleman. promise you'll never raise your

. >> reporter: before the wedding, thomas was caught posing for t s mistake.os and today markle also told the show how he first learned about the royal romance. meghan called him to boyfriend,d call, informed him that he was british, and in a third call, explained that actually it was prince harry. >> harry gotten on the phone with harry. they called me together. harry asked for her hand over the phone. >> reporter: markle added the two chatted politics, something british royals don't do. and many are also noting the timing of this interview, one day after father's day. but we haven't heard anything from meghan or kensington palace. molly hunter, abc news, london. >> can you imagine being on the phone and one of your kids saying, oh, i'm marrying into the royal family. >> i don't know about that. what about all the paparazzi? something you have to contend with every day, drew tuma. >> no, i dodge them. i'm very good at it. i'll teach them my ways. we're talking about a comfortable week ahead. by friday, we'll have intense heat moving in here. live doppler 7 and satellite showing you

markle's father. angie goff has been following the story sinceve tng to england for the royal wedding with more. what's going on? >> she's talk about a lot. thomasurphy revealed he watched hisdaughter's historic wegtdrom bed as he recovered from heart surgery. he said there were tears when you broke the news to meghan and hay that he couldn't come. >> they were disappointed, but they both said -- and meghan cried, i'm sure she did cry. they both said take care o yourself. we're really worried about you. >> speakg on british twigts markle admitted he was jealous of prince charles and that he ha wished it had been his hand holding his daughter's down the aisle. he was thrilled to her future father-in-law stepped in. the duchess's mother was the only family memberthere, and markle said it was a good decision not to invite other relati ws because meghald have offended those not on the list. while people are tuning in for the details of his take on the romance and all that, what's really starting to gain ground over in the u.k. and probably over here is that he said in a loose conversation with his future son-in-law markle was expressing that he was

love seeing prince harry and meghan markle say "i do" and just as thrilling hearing those posh british accents of royal experts like thomaslisten. >> that was a break of direct royal protocol itself. we've never seen the prince of wales walk his soon-to-be daughter-in-law down the aisle before. >> amazing accent. but it turns out it is a complete fake. >> what? >> what? >> a little bit like madonna from michigan. "the wall street journal" revealing that he was born as tommy muscatello, he is an italian-american born from upstate new york. now his royal coverage appeared on norwegian tv and france's tf-1 and he developed it performing in high school production of "oliver" over 20 years ago. he says he never claimed that he's british just loves all things royal and his dad said to "the wall street journal," his son's love for the british isn't anything new telling his dad someday i want to move over there and be a part of it. i deep dove. crown and country. >> oh, he is committed. >> tommy muscatello. can you do a british accent? >> no. >> i'm bad. >> come on, michael. one time. >> tally-ho. in my mind that sounded great. >

markle's dad talks about missing his daughter wedding. >> i'm a footnote in one of the greatest moments of history, rather than a dad walking her down the aisle. >> thomas markel setting the record straight on his absence, he paparazzi photo scandal, and the surprising te told prince harry when he asked for his daughter's hand in marridae. today, mon june 18th, 2018. >> from nbc news, this is "today," with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> and good morning, everybody. welcome to "today." it monday morning. we're glad to have you with us. he're going to start with things boiling over at border, over this enforcement of a zero tolerance policy, which is having the effect of separating children from their parents if the families are attempting to enter the u.s. illegally. >> protests are growing at processing centers nationwide, where those children are being detained. >> melania trump is wadingo i the debate, saying she hates to seet wppens and this needs to be a country that, quote, governs with heart. >> laura bush labeling the policy, quote, cruel and immoral. >> this is set to take center stage in the hse of