Thomas Markle admitted he lied to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry about the 2018 paparazzi photos he said were staged in collaboration with a photographer.

Markle, a former Hollywood lighting director who has been estranged from his daughter, spoke about misleading Meghan and Harry in a Channel 5 documentary released Wednesday.

Just days before the royal wedding on May 19, 2018, the Mail on Sunday broke the story that photos of Markle that appeared to show him preparing for the nuptials had been staged. The paper reported it had video showing Markle meeting Los Angeles-based photographer Jeff Rayner of the Coleman-Rayner picture agency.

Markle was photographed reading a book about Great Britain and an article about Meghan and Harry. He also was shown getting measured for a suit and lifting weights.

The now-Duke and Duchess of Sussex contacted Markle after the photos were published to ask if they were staged, but he said in the new documentary that he denied it.

All Harry asked me was did I pose for measurements for a suit, and I said, No, I wasnt posing for a measurement for a suit, I was being measured for a new hoodie, Thomas said, according to clips obtained by the Mirror . Thats what I told them.

And of course that was a lie, he added. I lied to him. Im not proud of that, but I did. I didnt do it for money. I did this to change my image.

Despite his claim, Markle admitted hes still making money off of the photos.