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Standing by her side: King Charles and his siblings Anne, Andrew and Edward stand guard by the Queen's coffin during vigil at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh Oprah Winfrey says she hopes royals coming together for the Queen's funeral will help Harry and Meghan 'make peace' with The Firm We really want her to be happy and we are.' 'He knows that she's happy and moving forward I can say that he's elated, as we all are. Of her father, Tom Sr's reaction, she said: 'I can say that he's excited and very proud and naturally, as you can imagine, very happy because doesn't every father want his daughter's happiness? Her daughter Samantha has also opened up on the engagement, speaking to Good Morning Britain from her Florida home and telling them the news is 'lovely'. She's very well educated and she's had a lot of exposure to the public. 'She's worked in a professional, public life forever. She added: 'I'm really happy for them and I hope they'll be happy together and have a great life.'Īsked how she thinks Meghan will cope with the transition from actress to princess, the mother-of-two added: 'You and I both know that Meghan is very well educated. His mother Roslyn has also reacted to the news, telling that she thinks the engagement is 'absolutely wonderful news.' The 51-year-old also extended an invitation to his own upcoming wedding to Darlene Blount, 37, to Meghan and Harry and has previously offered to throw the royal a bachelor party in Las Vegas. Tom Jr is yet to comment on news of his sister's engagement but in September told DailyMailTV that his sister is a 'hot commodity' and that Harry needed to hurry up and propose – advice he appears to have heeded. Meghan is the only child of Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle, although the latter has two older children with his first wife Roslyn Loveless, now 72: Samantha Grant, 53, and Thomas Jr, 51. The mother-of-one spent most of Monday inside her home, with a friend arriving around midday to walk her dog, Sam. It is unclear of Thomas Markle will walk his daughter down the aisle. Kensington palace confirmed that both Meghan Markle's parents will be present at the wedding, but will not have to pay for the costly affair. 'We wish them a lifetime of happiness and are very excited for their future.'

To see her union with Harry, who shares the same qualities, is a source of great joy for both parents. It continued: 'Our daughter has always been a kind and loving person. On Monday, she released a statement along with ex-husband Thomas Markle Sr, 73, declaring herself 'incredibly happy for Meghan and Harry'.

On Tuesday, Doria was seen paying a home visit to a low-income apartment complex in Marina del Rey, accompanied by her security officer and a co-worker.ĭressed in a loose black dress, a patterned headscarf and stacked wedge heels, the therapist refused to comment on her daughter's engagement and strode past waiting photographers with her head down.ĭoria has never commented publicly on her daughter's relationship with Prince Harry but was photographed with the newly engaged couple at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto at the end of September. They will shun a large wedding at Westminster Abbey or St Paul's for a more intimate church service at St George's where his father married Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, in 2005, and Prince Edward married bride Sophie Rhys-Jones in 1999 (pictured) Ragland had spent time with the couple before they were engaged, appearing in public at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Toronto at the end of September. The mother-of-one had spent Monday at her Windsor Hills bungalow as the world learned of her daughter's joyful engagement.īut on Tuesday Ragland went back to work as a wellness counselor for Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services – a Los Angeles-based organization specializing in treating substance abuse - heading for a low-income housing complex in Marina del Ray.ĭressed in a loose black dress, a patterned headscarf and stacked wedge heels, the therapist strode past waiting photographers with her head down but did briefly say that she was pleased with the engagement news. She spoke out as she headed to work at a low-income apartment complex in Marina del Rey, California. Meghan Markle's mother Doria Ragland said Tuesday that news of her 36-year-old daughter's engagement to Prince Harry had made her 'very happy'.
