Met investigates reports of letter detailing claims about Meghan's father
The Metropolitan Police is investigating claims regarding how it handled a 2018 letter containing allegations about Thomas Markle, the father of the Duchess of Sussex. The inquiry focuses on whether the force's protection unit properly managed the sensitive information provided to Meghan.
Why it matters
The investigation touches on police accountability and the handling of private information involving high-profile public figures.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Harry Sekulich Reuters 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 , later said that the letter made direct allegations of child sex abuse against him.
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