Crime & Justice
Met Police confirms 2019 letter about Meghan's father as Philippines probes abuse claims
October 24, 2026 at 12:28 PM
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 8 hours
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Met Police say letter with claims about Meghan's father not shared with other law enforcement
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الفلبين تجري تحقيقاً عن والد ميجان ماركل فى مزاعم اعتداء جنسي على أطفال
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BNBBC News
Met investigates reports of letter detailing claims about Meghan's father
(opens the publisher’s site)Metropolitan Police has confirmed receiving a letter in 2019 containing claims about the Duchess of Sussex's father and keeping it from other law enforcement agencies.
- Scotland Yard confirmed it passed the letter to the Sussexes' office in January 2019, keeping its details from other law enforcement agencies.
- Philippines Undersecretary Nicholas Ty said an anti-trafficking task force in Cebu is investigating allegations that Markle kept child sexual abuse images at his former home.
- Thomas Markle Jr told The Sun he found hundreds of such images on devices left at his father's Philippines home and reported them to police.
- Meghan said she received the letter in 2018 containing "disturbing allegations" about her father and was assured they were being investigated.