Meghan Markle: Family and Background - November 2017-May 2018

[Osipi]

Pure (and with all due respect, not very likely) speculation, I doubt someone has been sitting on the photo for days or weeks. Doesn't make sense at all, why wait for payday?

It just seems logical to me that it would take more than two weeks for a bespoke suit to be made up but then again, I have no real clue what tailors can and cannot do. Doesn't really matter, I guess, in the long run. Mr. Markle will be in the UK with plenty of time to spare for any last minute alterations that are needed.

It also makes sense to me that with the size of Windsor itself, that the prime players in this wedding that are flying in from the US would be housed in at a private location (Windsor Castle, Royal Lodge, Bagshot Park etc) rather than in a public hotel subjected to media intrusions. They will be in the UK for the week prior to the wedding which is different from W&K's. The Middletons just traveled to the Goring Hotel for the night before the wedding.

I'm just of the opinion that when Meghan's parents do arrive the UK, they will be treated as "family" by Harry's family. At least I'd hope so.

 

[HesterPrynne]

When exactly did anyone question Meghan's family values? All I'm seeing is a person making a personal connection with Meghan and her mothers situation.

Read it again. She clearly says that maybe some value family differently, implying that she values her family in a way that Meghan doesn't.

 

[Zonk]

He probably didn't think anyone would be following him around. I bet he can't wait till the wedding is over so he doesn't have to worry about random folks taking photos of him.

Yeah, I don't think that is going to happen.

We still get snap shots of Carole doing every mundane chores.

Its sad to say but I think the private anonymity that Meghan's parents used to enjoy is over.

 

[ACO]

^^^ Agreed. For every major milestone they will track them down for comment.

 

[AlowVera]

I just watched Andrew Morton (author of Diana her true story) being interviewed live from London (yes it was very late their time) and he said that Mr Markle is Not booked into any hotels around Windsor. They the press are probably trawling the hotels in London as well. So i hope he is staying with Harry or Meghan or at one of the palaces.

Morton the guy who said that Tom was not coming. I imagine they did not book him under his real name. SMH!!!

 

[O-H Anglophile]

Morton the guy who said that Tom was not coming. I imagine they did not book him under his real name. SMH!!!

That was my first thought as well-that obviolusly he was booked under another name, or that a block of rooms is booked under one incognito name for Meghan's family and wedding guests.

 

[Marlo]

I just watched Andrew Morton (author of Diana her true story) being interviewed live from London (yes it was very late their time) and he said that Mr Markle is Not booked into any hotels around Windsor. They the press are probably trawling the hotels in London as well. So i hope he is staying with Harry or Meghan or at one of the palaces.

Didn't he tells Wendy Williams that Meghan's father won't be attending the wedding? He is as reliable as a dead battery.

 

[Tarlita]

As reliable as a dead battery! That's a good one. As others have said possibly a block of rooms have been booked at a hotel somewhere under a different name.

 

[Cocoasneeze]

Why is anyone relying on Andrew Morton for any information? He has shown, that he knows nothing, has no inside info. He's the one who got the big wave of 'Meghan's dad isn't invited' with Samantha, omg!!!' started.

 

[O-H Anglophile]

Who gets measured up for a suit on the sidewalk? Maybe he has a wicked sense of humour. I believe (me personally) he and Doria will get a private tour of Windsor Castle and hopefully someone will show them around Buck Palace as well. Doria and Tom are in for a wonderful time.
By the time he gets home again he can say to his friends, "once you've seen one palace you've seen them all." That would be funny and lovely.

It didn't look like he was being measured outside-it was inside the building.

Maybe another customer took the pictures or an indiscreet employee.

 

[Osipi]

Why is anyone relying on Andrew Morton for any information? He has shown, that he knows nothing, has no inside info. He's the one who got the big wave of 'Meghan's dad isn't invited' with Samantha, omg!!!' started.

If we really wanted to nitpick, it would stand to reason that it wasn't a lie that Meghan's dad wasn't invited to the wedding. He was asked to be part of the wedding not invited to attend. Tom Sr. may have said truthfully to his other children that he wasn't invited to the wedding but omitted the part of being asked to be *part* of the wedding.

If this is the case, Tom Sr. is a pretty wily and crafty guy.

 

[Cocoasneeze]

If we really wanted to nitpick, it would stand to reason that it wasn't a lie that Meghan's dad wasn't invited to the wedding. He was asked to be part of the wedding not invited to attend. Tom Sr. may have said truthfully to his other children that he wasn't invited to the wedding but omitted the part of being asked to be *part* of the wedding.

If this is the case, Tom Sr. is a pretty wily and crafty guy.

This is true. I would question anyone who uses Samantha and Jr as their source of information on anything Meghan related.

 

[Osipi]

It also stands to reason that if anyone knows the character makeup of Samantha or Tom, Jr., it would be their father with the experience of their lifetime with them.

Actually, Tom Sr. was between a rock and hard place in all of this. It may have been a godsend that he lives somewhere remote from his family. Made it a whole lot easier to ditch questioning and refuse to be drawn into the squabbles.

 

[Missjersey]

It’s no wonder why he moved to Mexico for peace and quiet.....I doubt he ever thought his daughter would marry a prince.

 

[Princess Larisa]

If we really wanted to nitpick, it would stand to reason that it wasn't a lie that Meghan's dad wasn't invited to the wedding. He was asked to be part of the wedding not invited to attend. Tom Sr. may have said truthfully to his other children that he wasn't invited to the wedding but omitted the part of being asked to be *part* of the wedding.

If this is the case, Tom Sr. is a pretty wily and crafty guy.

I can totally see those two badgering Tom Sr. ‘’Did you get and invitation? Did you? Did you?’’
And he just told them, ‘nope, no invite came to my house’’. ?

Seriously, who sends invitations to their parents to attend their wedding?

 

[Tarlita]

^^^ Exactly. Well said.

 

[Tarlita]

Oh goodness I have done it again! Of course Mr Markle was inside a shop. Bloody hell ! It was 6.30am when i saw the Sun photo and I wasn't wearing my glasses.
I do apologise for my previous post about the sidewalk. I promise to be more careful in future.

 

[Madame Verseau]

Sam and Jr ran to the media flat out implying that Meghan had not invited their father, meaning Sr was not going to be at Windsor in any shape or form. KP's announcement on Friday made the half sibs look like (bigger) fools and liars. If Sr hadn't talked to his older kids about the wedding and his part in it Sam and Jr are not as close to their dad as they sold themselves to be. If Dad purposely gave them misinformation it shows he doesn't trust his older children. The tabloids may feel no shame for not thoroughly vetting these two before printing their stories, but I bet they are mad they paid money for bad information.

 

[Missjersey]

Sam and Jr ran to the media flat.out implying that Meghan has not invited their father, meaning Sr was not going to be.at Windsor in any shape or form. KP's announcement on Friday made the half sibs look like (bigger) fools and liars. If Sr hadn't talked to his older kids about the wedding and his part in it Sam and Jr are not as close to.their dad as they sold themselves to be. If Dad purposely gave them misinformation it shows he doesn't trust his older children. The tabloids may feel no shame for not thoroughly vetting these.two before printing their story, but I bet they are mad they paid money for bad information.

It wouldn’t surprise me if their next victim was their father.

 

[Cocoasneeze]

I do feel for Tom Sr. He probably enjoys his quiet, drama free life in Mexico, but due to never imagined circumstances (who'd ever in their wildest dreams would think their daughter would marry a world famous prince, and be prepared for all that it brings), he's been pushed in the middle of his older children bullying his younger child, trying to use him as their way into Meghan's life. He also has to deal with the paparazzi, random strangers striking up conversations in order to get some inside info etc. For him it never before would've been strange to chat with random people, but now the random people work for tabloids. I think he might have struck a deal with some paparazzi, that he's pictured at certain situations, like the random book about Britain, or now getting his measures done, and the rest of the time he's left alone. Honestly, I don't blame him, if this is what he's done.

I think at first he was quite naive about Samantha, was manipulated by her, and did talk to her a little bit what was going on. But he seems to have wised up, and hasn't revealed any info in a long while. While Samantha exposed Andrew Morton as a liar by tweeting his texts about Sr and him attending the wedding, she also exposed herself to not knowing if he was going to attend or not, and having to ask from Andrew Morton if her own father was invited to her sister's wedding.

Two weeks to go. I have no doubt we will get pictures when Sr leaves for UK.

 

[Madame Verseau]

I think Morton set Sam up. First she wanted a ridiculous amount of money from Morton to sell info for his book about Meghan. Then she posted the texts to make him look bad. When Sam begged for information Morton gave her false information, knowing she would run to the press and sat back to watch her fall flat on her face.

 

[Cocoasneeze]

Morton confuses me too. He sent Samantha those texts, that Sr will be at the wedding, but then publicly on Wendy Williams he said, that Sr isn't invited. He made himself look like a fool.

 

[Osipi]

I had to laugh at this scenario which, although speculation, sounds reasonably plausible.

Best line to describe it is from Sir Walter Scott's poem "Marmion". "Oh what a tangled web we weave when we first practice to deceive."

 

[American Observer7]

I can totally see those two badgering Tom Sr. ‘’Did you get and invitation? Did you? Did you?’’
And he just told them, ‘nope, no invite came to my house’’. ?

Seriously, who sends invitations to their parents to attend their wedding?

My point EXACTLY!! Mr. Markle is her father he doesn't need an invite nor does her mother.

Parents don't get invites to weddings at all! And Mr. Markle is in the wedding.

 

[Denville]

My point EXACTLY!! Mr. Markle is her father he doesn't need an invite nor does her mother.

Parents don't get invites to weddings at all! And Mr. Markle is in the wedding.

I soudl say that they do get invites. Why not? Even if they have discussed ti all aby phone or email, I'm sure that formal invitations will be sent to M's mother and father.

 

[Missy-]

I soudl say that they do get invites. Why not? Even if they have discussed ti all aby phone or email, I'm sure that formal invitations will be sent to M's mother and father.

Right, as keepsakes if nothing else. I've got my daughter's invitation to her wedding, of course she knew I was going, but it's a memento of the big day.

Get ready to eye-roll: I don't think her father was going until the last minute because they realized that it would look very bad if he didn't show up. That's why the last minute fittings. JMO, fire away...

 

[Cocoasneeze]

It was said by multiple outlets, that he was going to walk her down the aisle from early on. I think it was Samantha, again, who got the 'None of the Markles are invited' ball rolling, and the press again ran with it. The Jr's idiotic letter fuelled the fire.

Everything Meghan has said in the past makes me think, that she would NEVER publicly humiliate either parent by not inviting them to such a public wedding. Her not wanting to tick either black or white box early on was partly due to loyalty to both her parents. Meghan not wanting to pick one friend out of few to be her maid of honour, imho, supports this. So, I very much doubt that she wasn't going to invite her father and was pressured to do so last minute.

 

[Osipi]

I seriously think that to take *anything* that the media has presented (no matter from who) or try to put a "public optics" slant on anything that has to do with this wedding is just blowing smoke. These arrangements have been made a long time ago probably since the engagement was announced (if not beforehand). We were just not informed at that time because, frankly, we didn't need to know.

This is strictly Harry and Meghan's wedding. They're doing it their way as much as possible and I seriously don't believe that "public opinion" or "public optics" would change any of their plans whatsoever. They're allowing the public to witness their day and for that we should just be grateful, sit back and enjoy the party.

 

[Curryong]

Who is to say what Tom Markle was getting fitted for. He may have fancied a couple of jackets for the summer, perhaps one to replenish his wardrobe for England.

I actually doubt that Tom would buy a morning suit for the wedding. Of what use would that be to him in his life in Mexico, unless he intends to go to Ascot for the races this year, lol.

There are plenty of gentlemen outfitters in London who hire out morning suits (if that is what he will be wearing) and would be pleased to accommodate him.

 

[TLLK]

I think it is possible that Tom was going to send his measurements to London in order to get a head start on his wedding attire. The final alterations would need to be made on site, but at least the tailor has something to begin with.