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Samantha Markle claims brother ‘wants revenge’ as she defends dad Thomas Sr. amid child porn investigation

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Geller, W. (2026, October 23). Samantha Markle claims brother ‘wants revenge’ as she defends dad Thomas Sr. amid child porn investigation. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/22/royal-family/samantha-markle-defends-dad-thomas-sr-amid-child-porn-investigation/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Wendy Geller

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Samantha Markle, half-sister of Meghan Markle, defends her father Thomas Sr. against allegations of possessing child pornography, claiming that her brother Thomas Jr. is fabricating the claims out of revenge and to gain financially from media attention. Samantha told the Daily Mail that there’s no evidence her father downloaded any images and suggests tampering could have occurred while the computers were not in his possession for two years due to a rehabilitation stay.
Written by AI on 2026-10-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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As of October 29, 2026, the Metropolitan Police announced they would refer allegations about Thomas Markle Sr. to overseas law enforcement agencies after a review found that serious accusations against him were not properly communicated when first received by British authorities in January 2018. These allegations include possession of child abuse images while living in the Philippines. Thomas Markle Jr., who had discovered and reported this material to the FBI, claims his father has an extensive collection of illegal images. The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, expressed deep distress over these reports and stated her thoughts are with any children potentially harmed by such actions. Buckingham Palace is reportedly concerned about potential new revelations from this review, given the close ties between the Royal Family and the controversy surrounding Thomas Markle Sr.'s allegations.

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Subjects

Thomas Jr. PERSON · 3× Meghan PERSON · 2× Philippines GPE · 2× Samantha PERSON · 2× Thomas Sr. PERSON · 2× Dan Wootton Outspoken PERSON · 1× Meghan Markle’s PERSON · 1× Samantha Markle PERSON · 1× Thomas Markle PERSON · 1× the Daily Mail ORG · 1×

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Samantha made a similar statement to Dan Wootton Outspoken also on Thursday, stating that “I see Dad every day.” Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
🔮 He has used dad as a cash cow for years and once the money stopped he made up the most outrageous lies he could to try and make money from the media,” she asserted.
2026-10-23 · New York Post
Samantha Markle claims brother ‘wants revenge’ as she defends dad Thomas Sr. amid child porn investigation · mixed framing

Claims (19 extracted, 6 hedged)

Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, is being defended amid an alleged child porn investigation by his daughter Samantha Markle. asserted
father → defend → daughter
Samantha, 61, who is Meghan’s half-sister, says their brother Thomas Jr., 60 — who allegedly discovered the material in their father’s Philippines home and reported it to authorities — doesn’t have an airtight case regarding where the pornographic content originated, and that he is fabricating things for monetary gain and to get back at their father. ‘There is no merit in these disgusting allegations whatsoever and my brother is disgusting for making them up. uncertain
brother → say → them
He wants to destroy our dad. asserted
He → want → dad
Shame on him,” she told the Daily Mail on Thursday. asserted
she → tell → Thursday
‘My brother first came out with these lies a few weeks ago when the cash from my dad was cut off. asserted
cash → come → dad
He has used dad as a cash cow for years and once the money stopped he made up the most outrageous lies he could to try and make money from the media,” she asserted. uncertain
she → use → media
‘There is no proof my dad downloaded any images. asserted
dad → be → images
That leaves a lot of room for tampering. asserted
That → leave → tampering
Dad was in a rehabilitation facility and did not have access to those computers,” she concluded. asserted
she → have → computers
Samantha made a similar statement to Dan Wootton Outspoken also on Thursday, stating that “I see Dad every day.” Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. asserted
I → make → Daily
She reiterated to Wootton that she believes her brother was upset about allegedly being cut off from their father’s fiances and “wants revenge.” uncertain
brother → reiterate → revenge
Thomas Sr. is currently allegedly under investigation for “hundreds, if not thousands” of child sex abuse images allegedly found in his Philippines home. uncertain
. → find → home
Thomas Jr. allegedly found the materials inside several boxes and turned it over to police, according to a bombshell report by the Sun. uncertain
Jr. → find → Sun
The content reportedly contained sexual images of girls as young as 10 to 11 years old. uncertain
content → contain → girls
An insider close to the Duchess of Sussex told the outlet, “Now maybe people will finally understand why she has had nothing to do with her father since 2018.” asserted
she → tell → 2018
Thomas Sr. and Thomas Jr. did not immediately return Page Six’s requests for comment. asserted
. → return → comment
Reps for Meghan and Harry did not get back to us. asserted
Reps → get → us
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → ?
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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