London police are reassessing their handling of a letter received in 2019 regarding Meghan Markle's father, while an investigation is opened in the Philippines.
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Thomas Markle is accused of possessing child abuse images. London police received reports in 2019 but did not open a formal investigation.
Tabloids The Sun and the Daily Mail reported on Friday that Thomas Markle's son had discovered a stash of child abuse images at his father's former residence in the Philippines.
The Duchess of Sussex said she was “deeply upset” by the accusations, and revealed she had not allowed any contact between her father and his children following previous allegations.
According to a source within the Philippine police, an investigation “is underway”, led by a women and children protection brigade. Thomas Markle, 82, rejected the accusations, which he described as “a pile of lies”.
Meghan Markle claimed Friday to have been aware, in 2018, of a letter sent to the unit responsible for the protection of members of the royal family within the London police, containing “disturbing and worrying allegations” concerning her father. “I was assured that they were the subject of an investigation,” she said.
A London Police spokesperson confirmed on Saturday that it had, “in January 2019, received a letter containing a number of allegations relating to alleged offenses committed outside the United Kingdom”, and generating “concerns about the safety of the Duchess of Sussex”.
“The letter was reviewed, and it was decided to forward it to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their review,” he said. However, “the details of the allegations contained in the letter have not been communicated to other police services,” according to this spokesperson.
On Friday, a source close to the matter also claimed that the Metropolitan Police had never investigated and were not investigating Meghan Markle's father.
The police announced on Saturday that they were “currently reviewing the way in which this matter was handled in 2019”, to assess in particular whether the British police force, the IOPC, should take charge of it.
An FBI spokesperson said Friday that the US agency was “aware of the accusations and would provide support to the Philippine authorities if appropriate”.
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