Police break silence on claims Meghan Markle's dad had 'child sex abuse images'
The Met Police have launched an internal inquiry after Meghan Markle's dad, Thomas Markle Snr, was accused of possessing a collection of child sex images. The 82-year-old is alleged to have kept the images at his home in the Philippines and was allegedly reported to police by his own son.
TL;DR
- Met Police launched an internal inquiry into claims against Thomas Markle Snr.
- Thomas Markle Snr is accused of possessing a collection of child sex images at his home in the Philippines.
- His son reported him to the police, claiming to have found hundreds or thousands of alleged images.
- Meghan Markle received a letter detailing these allegations in 2018 and it was shared with the Met Police.
- The Met Police are investigating if a 2018 letter was passed on by the royal protection unit to the Duchess of Sussex.
- Thomas Markle Snr has denied the allegations, calling them 'sick lies'.
- Meghan Markle and her father have been estranged and have not spoken directly since 2018.