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U.K. police say letter with claims against Meghan's father was not shared with other law enforcement

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Philippine official and London police raise alarm over abuse allegations as details of Meghan's final letter emerge

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  1. Duchess Meghan confronted dad over child abuse claims last year

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    U.K. police say letter with claims against Meghan's father was not shared with other law enforcement

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  1. New York Post

    Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas, under investigation for ‘hundreds, if not thousands’ of child porn images: report (opens New York Post)

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    Thomas and the Duchess of Sussex have been estranged for years.

  2. New York Post

    Meghan Markle’s estranged dad Thomas investigated over vile trove of child porn – discovered by his ‘disgusted’ son: report (opens New York Post)

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    Thomas Markle Jr. allegedly uncovered “hundreds, if not thousands” of child sex abuse images in four boxes at his home in Cebu, The Sun reported.

  3. New York Post

    Meghan Markle’s inner circle says dad Thomas’ child porn probe will make people ‘finally understand’ years-long estrangement (opens New York Post)

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    The patriarch is reportedly being investigated for having "hundreds, if not thousands" of child sex abuse images.

  4. New York Post

    Meghan Markle’s father was dating much-younger nurse before child porn investigation (opens New York Post)

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    "Haters will hate," Markle said in an interview. "But, to be honest, I don’t give a damn. Life is for living."

  5. New York Post

    FBI poised to open their own probe into Meghan Markle’s estranged dad after alleged child porn stash found overseas: report (opens New York Post)

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    Thomas Markle Sr., 82, was reported to local police by his own son, Thomas Markle Jr., who discovered “hundreds, if not thousands,” of disturbing child sex abuse images in storage boxes at his Cebu home, The Sun first reported.

  6. Just the News

    Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle investigated for allegedly possessing child sex images: report (opens Just the News)

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    Markle Jr. also said that he reported what he said he found to the FBI hotline, the US-based National Center for Exploited and Missing Children and the state police in Pennsylvania where his father was living, on July 10.

  7. News Nation Now

    Meghan Markle's dad investigated in child porn probe: Report (opens News Nation Now)

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    Meghan Markle's father is reportedly under investigation after his son found suspected child sexual abuse material.

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  9. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Meghan ‘deeply distressed' by report alleging her dad possessed child sexual abuse images (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, delivers a speech at the opening of the “Lost Screen Memorial” ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 17, 2026.

  10. BBC News

    Meghan says she was informed by police about 'disturbing allegations' against her father in 2018 (opens BBC News)

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    The Duchess of Sussex says she is "deeply distressed" following reports about her father.

  11. Newsweek

    Meghan Markle Knew of Her Father's 'Sickening' Child Sex Images Claim (opens Newsweek)

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    "My choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them," she said in a statement

  12. New York Post

    Meghan Markle says ‘deeply’ disturbing child porn allegations explain why she cut ties with dad 8 years ago (opens New York Post)

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    Meghan Markle revealed that 2018 child porn allegations against her father, Thomas Markle Sr., caused her to cut ties to protect her family.

  13. Deadline

    Meghan Markle “Deeply Distressed” Over Allegation Her Father Possessed Child Abuse Images (opens Deadline)

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    Meghan Markle has said she is “deeply distressed” by explosive allegations reported by The Sun newspaper that her father, Thomas Markle, has possessed child abuse images. In a front-page story on Friday, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid newspaper claimed that Thomas Markle is being investigated over…

  14. The Guardian

    Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father (opens The Guardian)

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    Meghan also reveals she was made aware of ‘disturbing allegations’ against him in 2018 by Met police The Duchess of Sussex has said she is “deeply distressed” over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, and revealed she was made aware of “dist…

  15. CBS News

    Meghan "deeply distressed" as dad faces child abuse material probe (opens CBS News)

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    Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is facing a probe in the Philippines over alleged possession of child abuse materials.

  16. New York Post

    Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ by dad Thomas’ child porn allegations, says they fueled estrangement (opens New York Post)

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    The Duchess of Sussex claimed she was told by police about "disturbing allegations" against her father back in 2018.

  17. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Prince Harry's wife Meghan 'deeply distressed' by allegations her father had indecent images (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her father’s former home

  18. NBC News

    Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ by allegations her dad possessed child sexual abuse images (opens NBC News)

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    Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said Friday that she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that her dad Thomas Markle possessed child sexual abuse images.

  19. KRDO

    Meghan ‘deeply distressed’ over child sex abuse image allegations against father (opens KRDO)

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    By Max Foster, Kathleen Magramo, CNN London (CNN) — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, said Friday she was “deeply distressed” by a report that her father had a large collection of images depicting child sex abuse and revealed she had been told of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018.

  20. New York Post

    Meghan Markle finally reveals horrifying reason she cut ties with dad Thomas in 2018 as child porn allegations surface (opens New York Post)

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    Markle clarified why she cut her dad out of her life the same year she married Prince harry in a new statement to Page Six.

  21. New York Post

    The disturbing location Meghan Markle’s dad Thomas hid alleged child porn stash (opens New York Post)

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    Thomas Markle Sr.’s alleged trove of filth was discovered by his son, Thomas Markle Jr., over the summer, according to a report.

  22. New York Post

    Meghan Markle’s estranged dad Thomas blasts child porn allegations as ‘sick lies’ (opens New York Post)

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    “I’m shocked, I’m hurt and I’m very upset that my son is making these accusations against me,” he said Friday.

  23. UPI

    Meghan Markle's father accused of possession of child sex abuse material (opens UPI)

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    The estranged father of Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has been accused by her brother of having child sex abuse material.

  24. The Hollywood Reporter

    Meghan Markle Says She’s Kept Her Children From Her Father “to Protect Them” In Wake of Child Abuse Image Allegations (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Duchess of Sussex has never introduced Prince Harry or their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to Thomas Markle, who is reportedly under investigation for "a stash of vile content."

  25. Rolling Stone

    Meghan Markle Distanced Herself From Father After ‘Disturbing’ Child Sexual Abuse Image Claims (opens Rolling Stone)

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    The Duchess of Sussex says she was "given assurances" the allegations were being investigated when they were were first brought to her attention in 2018

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