Met Police confirms it received letter detailing claims about Meghan’s father

A letter containing allegations about Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’s father was sent to the Metropolitan Police’s protection command, police have confirmed. Authorities in the Philippines are investigating allegations that Thomas Markle senior possessed a hoard of child sex abuse images. He strongly denies the allegations. In a statement, the Met Police confirmed it did receive a letter about “alleged offending outside the United Kingdom” which it sent to the MPS Protection Command but did not inform other law enforcement agencies. This comes a day after the Duchess of Sussex said she had been made aware of “disturbing allegations” about her father in 2018 and that a letter had been sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection which was shared with her. Police said yesterday they were making internal inquiries into the matter. In a statement issued today, a Met Police spokesperson said: “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 MPS is reviewing the handling of this matter in 2019 and considering whether a referral to the IOPC is necessary to review our approach.”The Duchess said on Friday that a 2018 letter made “troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated”. This is a breaking news story and it is being updated. EXPLORE MORE ON THE TOPICS IN THIS STORY