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

Meghan says she is protecting her children after a report that her father may have possessed hundreds, if not thousands, of 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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Meghan Markle 'deeply distressed' amid report her father Thomas Markle Sr. is under investigation

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has been estranged from her father Thomas Markle Sr. since 2018.

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Markle confirmed that in 2018, the British police presented to her a letter containing these charges against her parent.

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