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Met investigates reports of letter detailing claims about Meghan's father
Meghan says she was informed of allegations about her father in a letter in 2018
The Metropolitan Police says it is investigating reports that a letter was sent to one of its specialist units in 2018 containing allegations about Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex.
Meghan released a statement saying that a letter was sent to the force containing "disturbing allegations" about the behaviour of her estranged father, and subsequently shared with her.
On Friday, it was reported that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Markle, 82, were found in his former home in the Philippines. The Sun newspaper, which first carried the claims, external, later said that the letter made direct allegations of child sex abuse against him.
UK police are not investigating Thomas Markle, who is based in the US and strenuously denies the allegations made against him.
Instead, Scotland Yard has opened an inquiry to confirm the claim that the Met's royal protection unit passed on the letter to the Duchess eight years ago.
According to the Sun, the letter was sent to a Met Police unit tasked with dealing with individuals posing a threat to Royals and politicians - the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre.
A Met spokesperson said: "We are aware of media reports that officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command were involved in the passing on of a letter in 2018.
"We are undertaking inquiries internally in an effort to confirm this."
Thomas Markle moved to the Philippines in 2025 after a series of strokes.