Overview
- Law enforcement in the Philippines is conducting forensic analysis of devices seized from Thomas Markle Sr’s former home and Mexican authorities reportedly removed material from a Rosarito storage unit, with U.S. agencies aware and offering assistance.
- The Metropolitan Police has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after failing to pass a 2019 handwritten letter alleging child‑sex crimes to relevant overseas agencies and is trying to identify the Royalty and Specialist Protection officer who handled the case.
- Meghan Markle says she was given the 2019 letter and was told to 'leave it with us, we’ll investigate it,' and she has said the recent revelations have left her deeply distressed and focused on protecting her children.
- Thomas Markle Jr says he found hundreds of suspected indecent images and a video at his father’s Philippines home and reported them to police, while Thomas Markle Sr denies the claims and is currently in a Florida care facility; no public criminal charges have been announced.
- Pending forensic results will determine whether material shows criminal offending, could prompt international criminal referrals or prosecutions, and is likely to drive scrutiny of how RaSP and the Met share information about allegations that originate overseas.