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Press Association Reporter. (2026, October 23). Meghan ‘deeply distressed’ by allegation her father had child abuse images. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-duchess-sussex-duchess-philippines-metropolitan-police-b1302061.html
Press Association Reporter. “Meghan ‘deeply distressed’ by allegation her father had child abuse images.” Evening Standard, 23 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-duchess-sussex-duchess-philippines-metropolitan-police-b1302061.html.
Press Association Reporter. “Meghan ‘deeply distressed’ by allegation her father had child abuse images.” Evening Standard, October 23, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-duchess-sussex-duchess-philippines-metropolitan-police-b1302061.html.
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As of 2026-11-03, Thomas Markle Sr, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is under investigation in the Philippines for allegedly possessing child abuse images. His son, Thomas Markle Jr., reported finding a collection of illegal images at their father's home in Cebu City and alerted local police and the FBI. The Philippine National Police (PNP) confirmed that the investigation is progressing and will file charges if sufficient evidence is found.
Meghan issued statements expressing deep distress over these allegations, first made public on 2026-10-23 by The Sun newspaper. She revealed she was previously informed about troubling allegations against her father in 2018 by the Metropolitan Police in London. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating why the Met failed to pass on this information to relevant foreign authorities.
Markle Sr has denied the accusations, calling them "sick lies," and claims he hasn't possessed the computers involved since 2025. Despite these denials, Philippine police stated that the investigation is heading in the right direction and will proceed based on evidence collected.
