Prince Charles did a big thing for Meghan Markle at her wedding to Prince Harry as he walked her down to the aisle in absence of Thomas Markle.
The drama in the lead up to the royal wedding would be hard to forget, but in case you need a refresher, Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Sr., was supposed to walk her down the aisle, but he was in hospital with serious heart problems.
There was some question as to whether Meghan would walk herself down the aisle, or be given away by her mother, Doria Ragland. But in the end, she was accompanied by Prince Charles.
Prince Harry reportedly asked Prince Charles to walk Meghan down the aisle and he said, 'Yes, of course, I’ll do whatever Meghan needs and I’m here to support you."
However, her response was "not quite what he was expecting" according to royal author Robert Hardman.
In an extract of his new book, Queen Of Our Times: The Life Of Elizabeth II, Hardman wrote: “Feeling for his future daughter-in-law, the Prince of Wales offered to step in, saying he would be honoured to escort Meghan up the aisle of St George’s Chapel to the altar.
“The reply, according to one friend, was not quite what he was expecting: ‘Can we meet halfway?’
According to the author, Meghan Markle's move suggested that “Here was an indicator that this was no blushing bride, but a confident, independent woman determined to make a grand entrance on her own.”