Thomas Markle has shared extraordinary unseen photos and films of his Duchess daughter for a ninety-minute bombshell documentary in the UK. During ‘Thomas Markle: My Story’, he spoke of their loving and close relationship before she dumped him for Harry and his 'stiff' royal family. The 75-year-old also described his pride after the birth of his daughter in August 1981 as he opened up in the Channel 5 film watched by 1.2million people., Mr Markle says Meghan's childhood years were “the happiest of my life” as he shared dozens of pictures of her key moments including on the day she entered the world and as father and daughter bonded while he changed her nappies in the following days. There are also a string of happy photos of Meghan with her mother Doria Ragland, including at family Christmas parties and summer picnics near their home in California, before she moved in with Thomas as a teenager after the couple's divorce. Mr Markle also shared rare home video footage of Meghan's first school productions. An emotional Mr Markle also said he was 'jealous' and cried as he saw the Prince of Wales walking his daughter down the aisle and justified making the film to defend himself and rebut the 'trashy things' said about him Describing meeting Meghan for the first time, he told the documentary: 'When she was born I couldn’t have been happier. They handed her to me, I saw her face, her little fingers wrapped around my fingers and that was it, I was in love. I just knew she was going to be special. I was just knocked out by that child. She was just beautiful and I just couldn’t put her down'. Even as she launched her acting career in Los Angeles after university, he would see her 'three to four times a week' - but it all changed after meeting Harry, who he has never met. In the extraordinary film Markle, who has not spoken to his daughter since her May 2018 wedding, detailed the breakdown of their relationship and accused Prince Harry of acting like a ', Image: 494510043, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: , Model Release: no, Credit line: IMP Features / IMP Features / Profimedia