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Meghan ‘Deeply Distressed’ by Allegation Her Father Had Child Abuse Images

Meghan says she kept her children away from her father to protect them as authorities investigate allegations involving hundreds of child sexual abuse images.

  • On Friday, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, said she was 'deeply distressed' by allegations that her father, Thomas Markle Snr, was found in possession of child sexual abuse images.
  • Meghan revealed she was informed of 'disturbing allegations' about her father in 2018, when a letter sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection was subsequently shared with her.
  • Markle Snr vehemently denied the claims, calling them 'sick lies' after his son, Thomas Markle Jr, reported him to police for allegedly keeping the illicit images at a former home.
  • Citing the need to 'protect them,' Meghan confirmed she has not allowed her father to have contact with her two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five.
  • The Cebu Police have launched an official probe into the matter, with Meghan expressing her 'sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served' for the safety of innocent children.
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Thomas Markle Sr. denies the allegations, which he considers to be sick liars. The Duchess of Sussex cut off relations with her father eight years ago and prevented him from meeting his grandchildren.

·Paço de Arcos, Portugal
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Meghan Markle says she is "deeply saddened" by the allegations that her father possesses hundreds and possibly even thousands of images of child abuse. The police in the Philippines have launched an investigation into Thomas Markle Sr. after authorities received a tip from one of his sons. The British newspaper The Sun reports that this 60-year-old son, Thomas Markle Jr., was looking for a phone in his father's house in the Philippine city of Ce…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The father of the Duchess of Sussex is under investigation in the Philippines after her son, Thomas Markle Jr., denounced the alleged discovery of images of minors in their belongings.

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Independent Journal Review broke the news in Alexandria, United States on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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