43. There had been spirited arguments in the back corridors of the Palace about whether or not Meg couldor shouldwear a veil. Not possible, some said. For a divorce, a veil was thought to be out of the question. But the powers that be, unexpectedly,...
42. I showed up to my stag ready to party. To laugh, to have a good time, to get clear of all this stress. And yet I also feared that if I got too clear, got too drunk and passed out, Willy and his mates would hold me down and shave me. In fact Willy...
41. After all the stress of asking Granny for permission to marry Meg, I thought Id never have the courage to ask her for anything else. And yet I now dared to make another ask: Granny, please, may I, for my wedding, keep my beard? Not a small ask ei...
40. Pa wanted to help choose the music for the ceremony so he invited us one night to Clarence House, for dinner anda concert. He brought out his wireless and we began sampling music, wonderful music, all kinds of music. He wholly endorsed our desire...
39. Granny formally approved the marriage in March 2018. By royal decree. Meanwhile, Meg and I were already a growing family. We brought home a new puppya sibling for little Guy. Hed been needing one, poor thing. So when a friend in Norfolk told me h...
38. I turned back to the Palace. Any progress on a date? A venue? Nope, was the reply. How about March? Alas, March was all booked. How about June? Sorry. Garter Day. At last they came to us with a date: May 2018. And they accepted our request for th...
37. It was hard for both of us, while dealing with all that, to focus on the million and one details of planning a royal wedding. Strangely, the Palace had trouble focusing too. We wanted to get married quickly. Why give the papers and paps time to d...
36. Ordinarily, Id have gone to Megs father first, asked for his blessing. But Thomas Markle was a complicated man. He and Megs mother split when she was two, and thereafter she divided her time between them. Monday to Friday with Mum, weekends with...
35. Meg packed up her house, gave up her role in Suits. After seven seasons. A difficult moment for her, because she loved that show, loved the character she was playing, loved her cast and crew loved Canada. On the other hand life there had become u...
34. I took a ring from Megs jewelry box and gave it to a designer, so hed know her size. Since he was also the keeper of Mummys bracelets, earrings and necklaces, I asked him to harvest the diamonds from one particularly beautiful bracelet of Mummys...
