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FBI arrests Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, over child sexual abuse material

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Thomas Markle, father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan and a retired television lighting director, was arrested on Friday, November 6, 2026, by the FBI in Florida for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. Agents seized him near Tampa. Meghan recently expressed distress over these allegations and had previously reported troubling claims about her father to London police in 2018. She maintains a distance from her father to protect her children.
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American Florida London Tampa The Associated Press

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Meghan PERSON · 4× Thomas Markle PERSON · 2× American NORP · 1× Florida GPE · 1× London GPE · 1× Meghan Markle PERSON · 1× Prince Harry's PERSON · 1× Tampa GPE · 1× The Associated Press ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

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Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan, was arrested on Friday morning (November 6, 2026) by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.
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Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan, was arrested on Friday morning (November 6, 2026) by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. asserted
people → arrest → Press
The people who confirmed his arrest were not authorised to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. asserted
who → confirm → anonymity
Thomas Markle was taken into custody near Tampa. asserted
Markle → take → Tampa
Meghan Markle recently said she was “deeply distressed” by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her father's former home. asserted
collection → say → home
She also revealed that a letter containing “troubling allegations” about him had been sent to London police in 2018. asserted
letter → reveal → 2018
Meghan, an American citizen who starred in the U.S. television drama Suits, married Harry at Windsor Castle in 2018. asserted
who → star → 2018
They have two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet. asserted
They → have → children
Her father, a retired television lighting and photography director, did not attend the wedding, prompting extensive coverage in the British media of Meghan's estrangement from her father. asserted
father → attend → father
Meghan said she decided to distance herself from him to protect her children. asserted
she → say → children
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