The father of the wife of Prince Harry Megan Thomas Markle, who could not attend the wedding of his daughter because of heart surgery, gave his first television interview.

The 73-year-old said he regretted that on May 19 he could not lead his daughter to the altar and confessed that he was jealous, but grateful to Prince Charles, who replaced him at the wedding.

"She was beautiful. I cried, looking at her. I was so proud, I did not have a better moment in my life. The whole world was watching my daughter, "- shared with Marcel impressions of the wedding ceremony that took place in Windsor on May 19.

At the same time, Thomas considers the wedding of Megan and Prince Harry "one of the greatest moments in history," in which he missed a chance to take part.

Mr. Markle also spoke openly about a daughter who desperately wants to have children, and said that although she is not yet pregnant, he expects that the couple will have a child "in the near future".

Thomas said that he had never met Harry personally, but several times he talked with him on the phone. In one such conversation, when the prince asked Megan for his hand, he told the future son-in-law: "You are a gentleman. Promise me that you will never raise your hand against my daughter and I will, of course, give my permission ".

Also, Mark said that he asked forgiveness from Megan and Harry for the scandal provoked by him on the eve of the wedding with production photos. As you know, Thomas agreed with the paparazzi to make a series of allegedly random shots.

"I realized that this was a serious mistake," he admitted..

Thomas also noted that he plans to come to the UK soon to meet Harry and the rest of the royal family.

Recall, recently in the media there was information that Thomas Markle said that he had not "begged" money for an operation in the royal family.