Meghan's Markle's estranged brother Thomas admits he 'feels like an ass' over letter branding royal wedding a mistake

Ms Markle's brother penned a bizarre letter urging Prince Harry to cancel the wedding
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Martin Coulter19 May 2018

Meghan Markle's estranged half brother has apologised for an open letter he wrote to Prince Harry branding their engagement the "biggest mistake in royal wedding history".

Thomas Markle Jr, who shares the same father as the royal bride-to-be, has not seen his sister since 2011.

Speaking to the Daily Mirror, he said: “Things get done out of frustration and you look back and you know you made a mistake.

“You feel like an ass about it.But, my true feelings are that I couldn’t be happier for her.”

The 51-year-old shared his letter with In Touch magazine in May, writing to Harry: "As more time passes to your royal wedding, it became very clear that this is the biggest mistake in royal wedding history.

"Meghan Markle is obviously not the right woman for you.

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"I'm confused why you don't see the real Meghan that the whole world now sees."

The letter went on to claim their father, Thomas Markle Sr, went into debt in order to support Ms Markle's acting dream and is struggling financially.

He previously accused her of "acting phoney" and claimed she was "trying to reinvent herself as the new Princess Diana".

Although Thomas Jr will not be attend the event, George and Amal Clooney and David and Victoria Beckham were among the biggest celebrity guests in attendance.

Londoner Idris Elba was joined by fellow actor Tom Hardy at Windsor Castle on Saturday, while Oprah Winfrey and the cast of Suits jetted in from the US.

Musicians Sir Elton John and James Blunt were also in attendance, as was chat show host James Corden and Prince Harry's ex-girlfriends Chelsy Davy and Cressida Bonas.

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