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In 2019, the Metropolitan Police received a letter containing various claims related to the father of the Duchess of Sussex, Scotland Yard has confirmed. The letter addressed allegations that were said to have occurred outside the United Kingdom. After receiving the letter, the Met decided to share the information with the office of the Duke and Duchess, but did not communicate these details to any other law enforcement bodies.
Reports surfaced recently that images depicting child sexual abuse were allegedly discovered in the former residence of Thomas Markle, who is 82 years old and primarily resides in the United States. Markle has strongly denied owning any such material. Meanwhile, Meghan Markle stated that she had been informed about “disturbing allegations” regarding her estranged father back in 2018. The Metropolitan Police are currently reviewing the case and considering whether to refer themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to examine their handling of the situation.
After new information emerged on Saturday, pinpointing the receipt of the letter to 2019, a spokesperson for the Duchess remarked that any minor differences in the timeline were “an understandable consequence of that passage of time.” The initial news about the allegations appeared in The Sun, which later reported that the letter contained specific accusations of child sexual abuse directed at Thomas Markle.
In an official statement, Scotland Yard clarified the process: “Following a thorough review of Met Police systems and records, we have confirmed that in January 2019, we received a letter containing a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom. It was sent to the MPS Protection Command to raise concerns in relation to the security of the Duchess of Sussex. The letter was reviewed and a decision was made that it should be passed to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness. The details of the allegations in the letter were not shared with other law enforcement agencies.” The Met added that the handling of the matter from 2019 is under review, and a potential referral to the IOPC is being considered
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