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Meghan Markle’s father Thomas was sent tragic love letter by heartbroken Filipina lover after he left her to return to LA: report

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Herz, J. (2026, November 13). Meghan Markle’s father Thomas was sent tragic love letter by heartbroken Filipina lover after he left her to return to LA: report. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/11/13/celebrity-news/meghan-markles-father-thomas-was-sent-tragic-love-letter-by-heartbroken-filipina-lover-after-he-left-her-to-return-to-la-report/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-13 · by Jane Herz

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This report examines two undated letters allegedly sent by a Filipina woman to Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, following his departure from the Philippines to Los Angeles. The letters describe the woman's emotional distress over his absence, her claims of being "sick" and "lonely," and her thanks for an unspecified amount of money he reportedly sent her in December. The reporting highlights these personal messages alongside a brief summary of Markle's recent legal troubles involving a detached ankle monitor and his previous admissions regarding paying for sex in the Philippines.
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New York PostThis outlet13 Nov

This report examines two undated letters allegedly sent by a Filipina woman to Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, following his departure from the Philippines to Los Angeles. The letters describe the woman's emotional distress over his absence, her claims of being "sick" and "lonely," and her thanks for an unspecified amount of money he reportedly sent her in December. The reporting highlights these…

Meghan Markle’s father Thomas was sent tragic love letter by heartbroken Filipina lover after he left her to return to LA: report (this article)
Daily Mail13 Nov

This report reveals that Thomas Markle Sr. allegedly maintained a relationship with a woman in Manila during the late 1980s and used a thinly veiled alias to send her money while hiding his true identity. The article highlights undated letters from the woman expressing deep emotional distress, describing how she felt abandoned and "always crying" after Markle left the Philippines in 1988. The piece frames these…

Read the poignant letters that reveal how Thomas Markle abandoned a distraught lover in the Philippines years before his child porn bust - and the alias he used to send her money →

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“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,” the undated message continued. “But you fail to come back and my life becomes so boring.
“In a statement this morning, Hannah called her husband endlessly kind, thoughtful, funny, said there are simply no words to express how much he will be missed,” Melvin said.
“This was a runaway train, and there was nothing I could do to stop it.
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“Something happened to my house in Malibu so I’m just sort of living in hotels, so I don’t have normal trick-or-treaters I would like to enjoy tonight.”
“I know there is, and will be lots of love and shock that we have lost this incredible human being.
“I will take his last name for my personal life.
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“I never could have imagined it to be as helpful as it has been to know that we’re not alone in our grief and our sadness, and that the rest of the world loved him as much as we did,” Kelly, who was also there for the interview, told the outlet.
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Cebu Los Angeles Manila Philippines The Daily Mail

Subjects

FBI ORG · 4× Markle PERSON · 4× Tom PERSON · 4× Philippines GPE · 3× The Daily Mail ORG · 3× Manila GPE · 2× Doria Ragland PERSON · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Meghan Markle’s PERSON · 1× Thomas Markle PERSON · 1×

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“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,” the undated message continued. “But you fail to come back and my life becomes so boring.
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“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,” the undated message continued. “But you fail to come back and my life becomes so boring.

Claims (39 extracted, 8 hedged)

Thomas Markle reportedly left a woman in the Philippines “crying” and unable to sleep over the state of their relationship, a newly revealed love letter claims. uncertain
letter → leave → relationship
The Daily Mail obtained a letter reportedly written by a woman who he is believed to have met when he spent extended periods of time in Manila in the late 1980s, after he split from ex — and Meghan Markle’s mother — Doria Ragland. uncertain
he → obtain → Ragland
“Before I start my short letter, I like to say hello to you. asserted
I → start → you
I hope that you are in good condition. asserted
you → hope → condition
As for myself, I am always worried and crying because I think you don’t love me anymore,” the letter, which was sent after he returned to Los Angeles, reportedly began. uncertain
he → cry → Angeles
“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,” the undated message continued. “But you fail to come back and my life becomes so boring. asserted
life → know → December
I lost my hope of seeing you in person and I am always crying and cannot eat much. asserted
I → lose → much
I can’t sleep well and I am always thinking of you,” the letter read. asserted
letter → sleep → you
The alleged woman continued, sharing that she had tried to call him, but there was no answer. asserted
she → continue → him
She also claimed that she was “sick” and wanted to hear his voice, which would make her “happy.” asserted
her → claim → voice
“Really I was very sad upon your sudden decision to leave the Philippines because you were bored,” the message continued. asserted
message → leave → Philippines
“Tom, God knows that I still love you very much. asserted
I → know → you
I hope that you will answer this letter and I am waiting for your call especially on my birthday. asserted
I → hope → birthday
I know that you have still with you my telephone numbers. asserted
you → know → numbers
Always remember that I love you, Tom,” she concluded. asserted
she → remember → you
In another undated letter obtained by the Daily Mail, sshe thanked him for allegedly sending her money. uncertain
sshe → obtain → money
I hope your [sic] in the good health as you receive this letter of mine,” the second letter began. asserted
letter → hope → mine
“Bother to ask, I’m fine but still longing for your return. asserted
I → ask → return
How come I keep on writing and receive no letter from you?” asserted
I → come → you
“Tom, many thanks to the amount you sent last December before Christmas and have you receive my Christmas greeting cards?” the second message read. asserted
message → send → cards
In the message, she also listed two phone numbers and begged him to contact her. asserted
she → list → her
“Every time I feel lonely, I always call you but unfortunately I can’t contact you. asserted
I → feel → you
It is hard to contact you by phone. asserted
It → contact → phone
If you still have time, try to write me or just even call me. asserted
you → have → me
I would like to hear from you,” she wrote in a second letter. asserted
she → like → letter
She also suggested that the two take a vacation in Cebu. uncertain
two → suggest → Cebu
In a recent interview with the Mail on Sunday, Markle admitted to paying for sex in the Philippines but denied sleeping with underage girls. asserted
Markle → admit → girls
However, he was detained again after cutting off his ankle monitor after being released. asserted
he → detain → monitor
He “cut the bracelet off at 1:45 a.m.” on Monday night, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli, said. asserted
Attorney → cut → California
The former cinematographer was arrested after FBI agents searched two storage units “registered to Markle within the Central District of California,” according to the criminal complaint filed by special agent Laura Carter. uncertain
agents → arrest → Carter
In searches that were conducted on Oct. 30 and Nov. 4, FBI agents found material suspected of containing child sexual abuse imagery. asserted
agents → conduct → imagery
The complaint also alleged that Markle appeared in two images alongside an underage girl. asserted
Markle → allege → girl
In searches conducted on Oct. 30 and Nov. 4, FBI agents found material suspected of containing child sexual abuse imagery. asserted
agents → conduct → imagery
Reporters from the Daily Mail also allegedly discovered similar materials after gaining access to an abandoned storage that was left behind by Markle near his home in Rosarito, Mexico. uncertain
that → discover → Rosarito
They allegedly reported the findings to the FBI. uncertain
They → report → FBI
A source told People this week that Meghan Markle is “devastated” by the child porn allegations against her father. asserted
Markle → tell → father
“She is devastated. asserted
She → devastate → ?
This is her dad, someone she grew up trusting and was very close to for many years,” a source close to Meghan told the outlet. asserted
source → grow → outlet
There’s a lot of sadness,” the insider added. asserted
insider → ’ → sadness
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