Overview
- Reports say Philippine police seized devices last month after Thomas Markle Jr. handed over material he found in Cebu and Mexican authorities later raided a Rosarito storage unit that held more items.
- The FBI has confirmed an active inquiry and has offered assistance to Philippine investigators while forensic teams in the Philippines and Mexico examine seized devices to establish ownership and provenance.
- The Metropolitan Police confirmed it received a handwritten letter in January 2019 alleging misconduct by Thomas Markle but did not pass the contents to foreign agencies, and the force has referred itself to the IOPC for an independent investigation.
- Meghan Markle has said she was shown the 2019 letter, described its claims as troubling, and has long kept her children away from their grandfather, who denies the allegations.
- Legal experts warn that Mr Markle’s reported dementia and his move to a specialist care home last Friday could make formal interviews and the admissibility of any statements harder for prosecutors, while forensic work and decisions on charges may still take weeks or months.