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Meghan ‘Not Emotionally Strong Enough’ for Speech as She Pulls Out After Father’s Arrest

Federal agents say seized photos and boxes from storage units helped identify Markle, who was released to home detention and electronic monitoring.

  • On Friday, The FBI arrested Thomas Markle, 82, at a Florida care home and charged him with one count of possessing child abuse images. He appeared in court that day and was ordered to house arrest.
  • Investigations began after Thomas Markle's son, Thomas, provided material to Philippines police. Separately, Doria Ragland helped The FBI identify Markle as an alleged pedophile after federal agents seized items from two Los Angeles storage units he had rented.
  • Describing the allegations as "sick lies," Markle suggested he had been "set up." A federal magistrate judge ordered him to undergo psychiatric examination while he remains under house arrest near Tampa.
  • The Duchess stated she was "deeply distressed" by the allegations. Meghan added that she will "absolutely co-operate" with all global authorities investigating her father, though she has not allowed him to meet her children.
  • Tomorrow, Prince Harry and Meghan will travel to Brussels to open the Lost Screen Memorial. Harry will participate in a panel discussion while Meghan withdraws from the keynote speech due to emotional distress.
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The wife of British Prince Harry, Duchess of Sassex Megan, refused to appear in the European Parliament after her father had been detained in the United States on charges of possession of child pornography, reported to Sky News. According to Sky News, the Duchess and the Duchess of Sassex were to make a joint speech in the European Parliament on the safety of children on social media on 10 November. According to the material, Megan "is now not f…

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Town & Country broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, November 9, 2026.
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