Or is Meghan Markle making the right choice?

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I don't know if it actually was her choice or her father's, but it seems to me that it's the right decision for him not to come to the wedding.

He's obviously not at all well and needs to recover from his heart attack. He is also obviously wildly in over his head with the media. I think Kensington Palace have something to answer for there as they should have taken him under their wing from the start and given him more help in dealing with press speculation. But the damage is done and now he has caused himself and his daughter a lot of heartache - that must be causing him stress, and I think he will be happier and more healthy for missing it.

I really feel for Meghan. She obviously had quite a complex and uneasy relationship with her dad. She must feel so betrayed that he went behind her back to have these press photographs taken, and it seems he is also texting gossip fodder directly to TMZ. While there are mitigating factors, he very clearly hasn't been putting his daughter's wellbeing first. If he had, she'd be able to have her dad at her wedding and now she can't.

I hope she still has a great day on Saturday, and that her father recovers, and that she's able to move on from this and have a reasonable relationship with him.

Apparently it is sort of back firing. The edition with her Dad being ‘exposed’ didn’t shift at all, the previous week’s story about Sajid Jarvis and immigration issues shifted more.

Well it will all be over tomorrow and we will see if any family members from either side have been invited.

Why shouldn’t people comment on the recent bizarre behaviour.

Are we all supposed to avert our eyes and pretend that there's nothing unusual about the situation?

It's the utter glee people seem to be having about it. It's really horrible.

Lying you have tried your best to get this thread shut down by urging people to REPORT REPORT REPORT previously.

Are you in favour of censorship or something or should we all follow the same narrative

Hillbillies? Her dad is an Emmy award-winning lighting director and her mum a yoga instructor. Her half-siblings seem dreadful but that's hardly her fault!

I have nothing but empathy for MM on this. I didn’t invite my father to my wedding because, although I don’t want anything unpleasant to happen to him, he hasn’t been an active father throughout my life. Similarly, when he had recent heart surgery, I messaged and wished him good health, but didn’t visit (he’s a two and a half hour flight away).

No judgment here.

No I haven't, user, nobody needs to take any notice of anything anybody says. Bless you if you think I've done anything than one report and a few opposing comments.

I just do so hope you are not a name-changer so that we can see you in your bigoted glory, the same as you've displayed here. I've reported the thread but not the comments, we should all be able to see the level of spite and nastiness - and abject jealousy - posted on here.

Risible - and pathetic. HTH

Lying yes you have at 23.41 urged people to report.

I stand by what I have said, I am not a bigot, you don’t know me and furthermore please feel free to follow me if you do wish

It's the utter glee people seem to be having about it. It's really horrible.

And the way they automatically believe what the Mail write. Bitching about who has and hasn't been invited when none of us know who's on the list anyway!

user, I reported my post as well - flagging this vile thread and most of it's bottom-feeders to MNHQ.

Not all threads stand; this one will stand on its merits... or lack thereof.

I don't know you, don't want to know you - but if you post on a public forum them be prepared for your nasty posts to be challenged.

Lying Last word from me on the subject

Ditto

I don't think it's glee at all. I actually find it utterly depressing when families can't pull themselves together on one of the biggest days of someone's life. The media shouldn't be giving the bitter siblings air time either.
The funny thing is the sister can't actually give one concrete example to explain why she hates her sister so much. She's just jealous and it's completely boring. However I think MM can get quite ruthless in cutting out people who aren't useful to her or are no longer relevant to her. That's not a very nice quality. I can think of plenty of people in RL like that.

Is the Father-Of-The-Bride doing his speech by videolink?

Wow..bit late to this party. What is wrong with some people? Can’t have a bit of online banter about something as inane as a celebrity wedding..and all it’s banal oddities.
What exactly are people supposed to be reporting here? And why does every MM thread have to end up with a bun fight?!
I thought this wedding fiasco was odd, but this behaviour is even more odd

I love watching the guests arriving and love a wedding. I shall miss Tara Palmer Tomkinson and used to think she looked beautiful and elegant. That girl really knew how to dress and have fun RIP Tara

I don’t think it’s all glee.

For me I wasn’t keen on her at first (after her interview) but her family’s behaviour has got me rooting for them. And from what friends have been saying they agree with me.

I see the prefects have arrived.

user, I reported my post as well - flagging this vile thread and most of it's bottom-feeders to MNHQ.

Oh for Christ’s sake. It’s the biggest news story in the country at the moment and most of this thread is anodyne bullshit.

That’s a totally hysterical overreaction.

Charles is going to be walking her up the aisle now. Would've been nice if her mother did but her decision!

Yeah, I'm disappointed her mother isn't doing it.

But perhaps she didn't want to?

I thought it might be partly for the RF to signal their support for MM regardless of what her family get up to.

I think it's a nice show of support from Charles.

I think it's a lovely gesture showing that she is already part of the family.

I think it’s a nice gesture - it shows their support for her, and it takes some of the pressure off her mother.