'Worried' Meghan Markle 'orders sick dad Thomas not to drive' as he recovers from heart surgery
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Meghan Markle has reportedly ordered her sick father not to get behind the wheel of a car as he recovers from heart surgery.
Thomas Markle was forced to miss the royal wedding in London after having an operation, and instead watched the ceremony on TV in a £23-a-night Airbnb.
And his daughter and her new husband Prince Harry have apparently laid the law down with the retired Hollywood lighting director, ordering him to take it easy.
"He's spoken to Prince Harry on many occasions and he has spoken to Harry and Meghan since the wedding. They're worried about him and have told him not to drive as he recovers from his heart operation," Lori Davis, 38 - who lives in the same gated community as Thomas - told The Sun .
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Speaking with Thomas' permission, the mother-of-one revealed that Harry did call to ask his permission to marry Meghan before popping the question last November.
And she insists that despite being 'shy', Thomas had always planned to walk his youngest daughter down the aisle just like Princess Diana's father did for her.
However, his heart issues coupled with the paparazzi pictures he was caught staging 'put paid to any hope he had of going," claims Lori, who took him fruit and jelly to eat before the televised service.
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"Tom watched the ceremony by himself. He thought the wedding was beautiful but I am sure forever he will regret not being there... he thought she looked amazing... he'll always be disappointed he couldn't be there," she added.
Interestingly, Lori also claimed it was Meghan's idea to have Prince Charles walk her down the aisle after her dad pulled out at the final hour.
At the time, Meghan and Harry took the unusual step of making a public plea for Thomas to be left alone as they tried to come up with a plan B.
"This is a deeply personal moment for Ms. Markle in the days before her wedding," a statement from Kensington Palace read.
"She and Prince Harry ask again for understanding and respect to be extended to Mr Markle in this difficult situation."