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Elston, L. (2026, November 5). Meghan’s half brother named as ‘person of interest’ in child abuse image claims. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/fbi-duchess-manila-sussex-the-duchess-b1303722.html
Elston, Laura. “Meghan’s half brother named as ‘person of interest’ in child abuse image claims.” Evening Standard, 5 Nov. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/fbi-duchess-manila-sussex-the-duchess-b1303722.html.
Elston, Laura. “Meghan’s half brother named as ‘person of interest’ in child abuse image claims.” Evening Standard, November 5, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/fbi-duchess-manila-sussex-the-duchess-b1303722.html.
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As of November 6, 2026, Philippine police investigating Thomas Markle Sr., father of Duchess Meghan, have uncovered over 7,000 child sexual abuse images on devices allegedly belonging to him. The pictures and one video depict underage males and females from Asian, Latin, and European descent, with some as young as 10 years old. His son, Thomas Markle Jr., has been named a "person of interest" by Philippine authorities in the ongoing inquiry.
The investigation began after Markle Jr. reportedly found hundreds to thousands of child pornography images in his father's home in the Philippines. Thomas Markle Sr., who is 82 and living in Florida since May following the amputation of his lower leg, has denied possessing child abuse imagery but admitted to paying for sex in the Philippines. Philippine Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla described Markle Sr. as "a possible sex offender of the grossest kind."
Meghan expressed her distress over these allegations, stating that any distance she kept from her father was to protect her children. The case has also attracted attention from the FBI, which plans to launch its own investigation into Thomas Markle Sr.
