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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Politics
Anna Katrina Sevilla

Meghan Markle Says Police Were Alerted to Allegations Against Her Father Eight Years Ago

Meghan Markle said she was 'deeply distressed' by the troubling allegations against her father, Thomas Markle Sr (Credit: Fuzheado, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons/Wikimedia Commons)

Meghan Markle has revealed that British police received disturbing allegations concerning her father. The Duchess of Sussex, 45, disclosed the existence of a 2018 letter in a statement on Friday, 23 October, following reports involving her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr.

Meghan said the letter had been sent to the Metropolitan Police and its Royalty and Specialist Protection unit before being shared with her. She said she subsequently received assurances that the allegations were under investigation, although her statement did not identify who had provided those assurances.

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