Prince William and Kate Middleton may have been made aware of serious allegations against
Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle Sr., after a letter detailing the claims was reportedly sent to the joint office shared by the two royal couples at Kensington Palace in 2019.
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letter → make → 2019
The correspondence was allegedly written by Thomas Markle Sr.’s former wife, Roslyn Loveless, and was passed on by royal protection officers to
Prince Harry and Meghan that year.
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correspondence → write → Harry
At the time, the Sussexes shared an office with William and Kate, raising questions about whether the Prince and Princess of Wales, along with other members of the Royal Household, were also informed about its contents.
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Prince → share → contents
Meghan had described the allegations as ‘disturbing’
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Meghan → describe → allegations
In a statement, Meghan said she had been made aware of “disturbing” allegations against her father in a letter in 2019 and was assured that they were being investigated.
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they → say → 2019
The Telegraph reported that the correspondence was sent to the shared office, suggesting that the wider royal household could potentially have been aware of its contents.
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household → report → contents
A source also told the Daily Mail’s Richard Eden that it was “unthinkable” that the Royal Household had not been informed.
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Household → tell → Eden
The insider reportedly said Harry and Meghan would not have received the letter in “isolation”, adding that it was the police’s “duty” to make the Palace aware of the claims and that they would have done so.
Thomas Markle Sr. has denied any wrongdoing, dismissing the allegations as “sick lies” in an interview with the Daily Mail.
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William and Kate have not commented publicly or confirmed whether they were aware of the letter.
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Meghan reportedly sent a final letter to her father
The development comes amid reports that Meghan sent a final letter to her father last year while he was recovering in the Philippines following a leg amputation.
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he → send → amputation
According to the Sun on Sunday, the Duchess told him that she considered him an abuser and that he would never meet his grandchildren, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five.
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he → accord → grandchildren
Meghan became estranged from her father in the run-up to her 2018 wedding to Prince Harry after he was found to have staged paparazzi photographs.
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he → become → photographs
Thomas did not attend the ceremony, and King Charles, then the Prince of Wales, accompanied Meghan down the aisle.
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Charles → attend → aisle
Thomas Markle Sr. moved to the Philippines in 2025 after suffering a series of strokes.
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He is reportedly learning to walk again at a nursing facility in Florida after undergoing life-saving surgery that resulted in the amputation of his leg.
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that → learn → leg
He was previously married to Roslyn Loveless, with whom he shares children Thomas Markle Jr. and Samantha Markle.
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he → marry → children
The couple divorced in 1975, and he married Doria Ragland four years later.
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he → divorce → Ragland
Police in Philippines investigate alleged child sexual abuse images
Separately, police in the Philippines are investigating claims that suspected child sexual abuse images were found at Thomas Markle Sr.’s former home in the country.
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images → investigate → country
Meghan’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., told The Sun last week that he had discovered a stash of child sexual abuse images allegedly belonging to their father at the property.
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he → tell → property
He reportedly handed the matter over to local police and the FBI.
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He → hand → police
The claims have not been established, and the investigation is ongoing.
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investigation → establish → ?
Thomas Markle Sr. has denied wrongdoing in relation to the allegations reported against him.
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Met Police faces investigation over handling of 2019 letter
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The 2019 letter has also become the subject of an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is examining the Metropolitan Police’s failure to pass on allegations of serious offending contained in the correspondence to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies at the time.
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An IOPC spokesperson said the watchdog had decided an independent investigation was required following a voluntary conduct referral from the Met Police.
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It also said a separate conduct matter concerning an alleged data breach, in which information was reportedly passed on to a third party, would be returned to the force to be dealt with under its procedures.
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information → say → procedures
The Metropolitan Police confirmed on Thursday that it had voluntarily referred itself to the watchdog.
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it → confirm → watchdog
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