A certain future in-law to the Royal Family was caught doing some light research about the country his daughter will help rule one day, and Twitter thinks it’s fantastically hilarious.
Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle—the American actress who’s engaged to Prince Harry—was caught red-handed in his local Starbucks reading Images of Britain: A Pictorial Journey Through History.
https://twitter.com/DanaSchwartzzz/status/981587929045725185
Folks on Twitter thought it was extremely amusing. While Americans tended to think the photo was endearing, British users took it as an opportunity to make a swipe at Americans’ intellect.
"Dad, don't you dare embarrass me in front of the Queen." https://t.co/cmxADW4ufr
— Andrew Novialdi (@AndrewNovialdi) April 5, 2018
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me after ending an email with "cheers" pic.twitter.com/FZ3RNoyZr6
— rebecca jennings (@rebexxxxa) April 4, 2018
https://twitter.com/PeggyBrava/status/981682957550309376
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Dear Mr. Thomas Markle (or as you're currently known to the world, Meghan Markle's dad), Welcome to the bibliophile side. #WeHaveBooks #LotsAndLotsOfBooks https://t.co/oVT3DFH6od https://t.co/BocjnsPlfU
— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) April 4, 2018
I would love this tweet if people could learn that Britain is not England. https://t.co/TOXIHjSPk1
— A Ana M. Alcántara (@Anitatheseventh) April 4, 2018
*Google*
— Drew Wilder (@DrewWilderTV) April 4, 2018
“What is a crumpet?”
It’s hard to say how Meghan feels about her dad becoming a meme since she reportedly deleted all of her social media accounts in January. Perhaps she’s just grateful to see the press turn their attention away from her single gray hair and toward her dad instead. We like to imagine he’s been texting her for days all the fun facts he’s been learning about Great Britain.
We’re happy to report that Markle’s choice of research has 4.67 stars on Goodreads—the three whole readers who reviewed the book thought it was great. For under $5 on Amazon, fans of the Royal Family can catch up on their research, as well.