Meghan Markle ‘deeply distressed’ by dad Thomas’ child porn allegations, says they fueled estrangement

See more of our coverage in your search results. Meghan Markle said she’s “deeply distressed” over the child pornography investigation into her estranged father, Thomas Markle, and claimed that similar allegations about Thomas that were made eight years ago sparked her decision to cut him out of her life. “In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection,” Meghan, 45, told Page Six in a statement on Friday. “That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.” “I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them,” the mom of two added. “I trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.” Getty Images for Balenciaga / SplashNews.com Meghan explained that “although the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine,” she hopes “justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.” She also said that her “thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.” Meghan got married to Prince Harry on May 19, 2018 — the same year she allegedly received the letter about Thomas, who did not attend the royals nuptials. The Sussexes welcomed son Archie one year after their wedding, while daughter Lilibet was born in 2021. Channel 5 meghan/Instagram News that Thomas is being investigated over alleged child sex abuse images broke Thursday. According to the Sun, Thomas’ son, Thomas Jr., reported his father to police after discovering “hundreds, if not thousands” of the alleged material inside several boxes in Thomas’ Cebu home. Thomas reportedly left the alleged images in storage boxes buried among family “mementos,” which Thomas Jr., 60, found while searching for a phone. “When I found this material I was horrified and I had no option but to report my dad,” Thomas Jr. said of the content, which allegedly included images of girls around 10-11 years old engaged in sex acts. This story is developing… Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!