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Mexican investigators raid storage unit rented by Meghan Markle’s estranged father

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Mexican authorities raided a storage unit rented by Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan Markle, on November 2 as part of an investigation into alleged child sex abuse material. The raid followed an anonymous tip and the discovery that Markle had stopped paying rent for the unit in 2024 but left his possessions inside. Investigators found magazines from Asia dating back two decades and computer equipment for further analysis. Meghan Markle, who has blocked her father’s contact with her children due to previous allegations, expressed distress over these new claims.
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Noel Rasmussen, the 28-year-old granddaughter of Thomas Markle Sr., revealed on November 2, 2026, that she inadvertently played a role in sending a letter containing allegations about her grandfather's possession of child pornography to Meghan Markle. The Daily Mail discovered the stash of abuse materials inside a storage locker rented by Thomas Markle in Rosarito, Mexico, leading to an FBI alert and subsequent raids by Mexican authorities over the weekend. This incident follows earlier investigations in the Philippines where similar material was found at his former home.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Noel expressed shock upon learning of the contents of the letter her late grandmother Roslyn Loveless had asked her to send without disclosing its nature. The investigation into Thomas Markle, who is estranged from his daughter due to these allegations, includes searches in both Mexico and the Philippines. Authorities have uncovered magazines and computer equipment dating back 20 years at the storage unit in Rosarito, with investigations ongoing.

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📰 Meghan Markle Investigation Continued
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“The first article reports on a discovery by Daily Mail but does not mention a raid, while the second describes an actual raid carried out by Mexican investigators.”
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Britain GPE · 3× Mexico GPE · 3× AFP ORG · 2× Markle PERSON · 2× Meghan Markle PERSON · 2× Meghan Markle’s PERSON · 2× Mexican NORP · 2× Prince Harry PERSON · 2× Thomas Markle PERSON · 2× Tijuana GPE · 1×

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After the reports, Meghan said that in 2018, she had seen a letter sent to London’s Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection making similar accusations. “It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father, and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,” she said in a statement.
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Mexican investigators raid storage unit rented by Meghan Markle’s estranged father · assertive framing

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Mexican investigators raid storage unit rented by Meghan Markle’s estranged father AI asserted
investigators → raid → father
Mexican authorities raided a storage unit rented by Meghan Markle’s estranged father as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged child sex abuse material, the state prosecutor’s office told AFP on Nov 2. asserted
office → raid → Nov
Last week, Philippine police said they were investigating a laptop found alongside images of child abuse at a former home of Thomas Markle, whose daughter is married to Britain’s Prince Harry. asserted
daughter → say → Harry
The 82-year-old, who has denied all claims against him, had lived in Mexico before moving to the Philippines in 2025 and later returning to the United States. uncertain
who → deny → States
The prosecutor’s office of Mexico’s Baja California state said on Nov 2 it had received an anonymous tip about the existence of child sex abuse material in a storage unit rented by Thomas Markle. asserted
it → say → Markle
Investigators said the owner of the storage unit reported Markle had stopped paying rent for it in 2024, but his possessions remained secured inside. asserted
possessions → say → 2024
Authorities reported finding “magazines from Asia” dating back 20 years, without giving further details, as well as computer equipment that has been taken in for further investigation. asserted
that → report → investigation
British tabloid The Sun first reported in October that Markle’s son, Thomas Markle Jr, had discovered the child abuse images while going through boxes found in his father’s former home. asserted
son → report → home
Meghan Markle said in a statement she was “deeply distressed” by accusations her father had possessed images of child abuse, adding she had blocked contact between him and her children over previous “troubling and disturbing” allegations. asserted
she → say → allegations
After the reports, Meghan said that in 2018, she had seen a letter sent to London’s Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection making similar accusations. “It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father, and I was given assurances that these were being investigated,” she said in a statement. asserted
she → say → statement
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry left Britain and quit royal duties in 2020 amid a bitter royal family feud. asserted
Markle → leave → feud
They made an unexpected return with their children to live in Britain in August. asserted
They → make → August
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