大婚前夕，哈里准岳父闯祸了！或因羞愧不参加女儿婚礼

哈里王子大婚在即，全世界都对这场王室婚礼拭目以待。但婚礼前夕，准王妃梅根•马克尔的父亲托马斯•马克尔却成为媒体的焦点。5月14日，有媒体爆料称，托马斯决定不参加女儿的婚礼。

Waxwork models of Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle are seen on display at Madame Tussauds in London, May 9, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

Thomas Markle told celebrity news website TMZ, at his home in Mexico, that he had decided not to attend his daughter's wedding to Prince Harry.

托马斯在墨西哥家中接受娱乐新闻网站TMZ采访时表示，他决定不参加女儿与哈里王子的婚礼。

He is reported to have said that he did not want to cause his daughter embarrassment by attending the wedding.

据报道，他表示，不希望因为自己的出席让女儿尴尬。

肯辛顿宫方面没有确认梅根父亲缺席婚礼的消息，但发表声明请求公众理解。一位发言人称：

"This is a deeply personal moment for Ms Markle in the days before her wedding. She and Prince Harry ask again for understanding and respect to be extended to Mr Markle in this difficult situation."

“婚礼前的数日对梅根小姐来说是极为重要的私人时光，她与哈里王子再次请求外界能在此艰难时刻给予她父亲更多理解与尊重。”

此前，英国《每日邮报》爆出一桩托马斯•马克尔的丑闻。该报道称，托马斯与狗仔队摄影师秘密合作，拍摄婚礼准备相关照片，再将这些照片高价卖给各大媒体。

"Meghan Markle's father has secretly collaborated with a British paparazzi photographer to stage a series of pictures – despite pleas from Prince Harry for the media to leave his future father-in-law alone. "

“尽管哈里王子请求媒体远离他的准岳父，但梅根的父亲最近与一名英国狗仔队摄影师秘密合作，摆拍了一系列照片。”

"Thomas Markle…has been caught on CCTV willingly posing for faked photographs that have been sold to newspapers around the world. Together with other pictures taken with his co-operation, they will have netted up to £100,000. "

“监控录像显示，这些兜售给全球媒体的做戏照片是托马斯主动摆拍的。算上他配合拍摄的其他照片，他们最高将获利10万英镑（约合人民币86万元）。”

从监控画面可以看到，托马斯与狗仔到达一家网吧后，托马斯在一台电脑旁坐下，并打开网页假装浏览女儿和哈里王子的新闻，站在不远处的狗仔举起手中的相机不停拍摄。

《每日邮报》称，网吧照片只是一部分，摄影师和马克尔至少刻意制造了4组照片。其余的摆拍照还包括测量婚礼西装尺码、在咖啡店浏览英国旅游图书、健身减肥等。

托马斯对TMZ网站表示，照片中的他看起来“愚蠢又做作（stupid and hammy）”，他感到很后悔。

梅根同父异母的姐姐萨曼莎称自己才是“罪魁祸首”，她原本只是想帮助父亲塑造积极形象。

She tweeted: "The media was unfairly making him look bad so I suggested he do positive photos for his benefit and the benefit of the royal family.

萨曼莎在推特上写道：“媒体不公平地丑化他，所以我建议他为了自己和王室拍一些积极的照片。”

"We had no idea he would be taken advantage of. It was not for money."

“我们不知道他会被利用，这么做不是为了赚钱。”

托马斯不出席婚礼的决定让外界纷纷猜测，谁将会陪伴梅根步入教堂。

外界猜测顶替托马斯的人选包括梅根的妈妈多利亚•拉格兰，查尔斯王储以及威廉王子。

Prince Charles, Meghan's future father-in-law, may be the most obvious choice to replace her father. But Prince William has spent more time with the bride and therefore may fit the bill, adding to his job as Prince Harry's best man.

作为梅根的准公公，查尔斯王储可能是代替她父亲的不二人选。但威廉王子和梅根相处更多，因此可能更符合要求，而他还是哈里王子的伴郎。

But Ragland is perhaps most likely to take on the task, given her particularly close relationship with her daughter.

不过，考虑到拉格兰与女儿的亲密关系，她或许才是最可能的人选。

The wedding will take place on 19 May at 12:00 BST at St George's Chapel in Windsor.

婚礼将于5月19日英国夏时令12点在温莎城堡圣乔治教堂举行。

英文来源：BBC，华盛顿邮报，每日邮报，CNN

编译：董静

审校：yaning