Thomas Markle Sr has admitted visiting the Philippines for sex tourism with women over 18 – but he also appears to have had a relationship there with a woman he left distraught and feeling abandoned, the Daily Mail can reveal.
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Mail → admit → woman
The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father is believed to have formed the close bond with the Filipina during his time in Manila in the late 1980s, after he split from second wife, Doria Ragland.
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he → believe → wife
Markle used a thinly veiled version of his own name during his travels in that period, including sending money to a family member of his lover using that assumed name, suggesting he had something to hide.
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he → use → something
In typed letters seen by the Daily Mail, the woman pours her heart out to Markle after he returned to Los Angeles, begging him to pick up the phone so she can hear his voice.
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she → type → voice
'Before I start my short letter, I like to say hello to you.
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I → start → you
I hope that you are in good condition.
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you → hope → condition
As for myself, I am always worried and crying because I think you don't love me anymore,' one begins.
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one → cry → me
In a further sign of her desperation, it continues: 'You know Tom, when you were here in Manila last year, I became fat but beginning in December you said you will be coming back.
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you → continue → December
'But you fail to come back and my life becomes so boring.
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I lost my hope of seeing you in person and I am always crying and cannot eat much.
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I can't sleep well and I am always thinking of you.’
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Meghan’s 82-year-old father, currently in federal custody in Florida after being charged with possessing child sex abuse material found at his rented storage units in Los Angeles, appears to have ignored the woman’s attempts to speak with him decades ago.
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Thomas Markle Sr, who was arrested last week in Florida for alleged possession of child porn, appears to have had a relationship with a woman during his time in Manila in the late 1980s, the Daily Mail can reveal
In typed letters seen by the Daily Mail, the Filipina poured her heart out to Markle, begging him to pick up the phone so she can hear his voice
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she → arrest → voice
I have tried to call you up in the phone but nobody answered.’
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nobody → try → phone
she writes.
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she → write → ?
'Presently I am very sick but I want to hear you and your voice will make me very happy.
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me → want → you
'Really I was very sad upon your sudden decision to leave the Philippines because you were bored.'
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you → leave → Philippines
The letter is not dated but the Daily Mail has been told Markle was in the Philippines in 1988 – a year after his divorce from 45-year-old Meghan’s mother, Ragland.
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Markle → date → mother
'Tom, God knows that I still love you very much.
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I hope that you will answer this letter and I am waiting for your call especially on my birthday.
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I → hope → birthday
I know that you have still with you my telephone numbers,' the missive concludes.
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Always remember that I love you, Tom.’
The Daily Mail has decided not to name the woman, who thanks Markle in another undated letter, written around Valentine’s Day, for sending her money – but also rebukes him again for apparently ghosting her.
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I hope your [sic] in the good health as you receive this letter of mine,’ she starts.
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'Bother to ask, I'm fine but still longing for your return.
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How come I keep on writing and receive no letter from you?
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'Tom, many thanks to the amount you sent last December before Christmas and have you receive my Christmas greeting cards?
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In one letter written around Valentine’s Day, the woman thanked Markle for sending her money, but also rebuked him again for apparently ghosting her
Markle's arrest came after the Daily Mail uncovered a trove of items from his abandoned Mexico storage unit - including this undated image of him on a bed and with his arm wrapped around a young Asian female, both fully clothed.
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The same female appears, alone and naked, in several other pictures in the unit
The Daily Mail alerted the FBI to a stash of child porn inside the storage unit Markle rented until June 2024 near his former home in Rosarito, Mexico (above).
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A week later, he was arrested after the feds seized approximately 78 items, containing suspected child sexual abuse images, from two spaces Markle had rented in Los Angeles
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She then pleads: ‘Every time I feel lonely, I always call you but unfortunately I can't contact you.
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It is hard to contact you by phone.
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If you still have time, try to write me or just even call me.
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I would like to hear from you.’
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The woman wishes Markle a happy Valentine’s Day and immediately hammers home her reunion message by writing: 'When are you coming back here?’
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She lists two phone numbers and says optimistically: ‘You can call me as soon as you receive this letter.’
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The Duchess of Sussex's 82-year-old father was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on Tuesday after a court heard he allegedly cut off his GPS ankle tag while on house arrest
Ironically, the woman also suggests the two of them take a vacation to Cebu, where Markle lived between January 2025 and May 2026.
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It is also where he is being investigated over allegations that he stored child sex abuse material there, which he has denied and slammed as 'sick lies'.
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Markle was renting a high-rise apartment in the city of Cebu, although his erstwhile ‘lover’ may have been referring to the island where it is situated, which is also called Cebu.
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'Weather here is fine, getting warm and cold at night,’ she continues.
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'If you can come here this vacation, we can spend the vacation together at Cebu.
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…and 20 more, not listed.
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