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A letter containing a “number of claims” regarding the Duchess of Sussex’s father was received by the Metropolitan Police in 2019, Scotland Yard has confirmed.
The Met said it passed the information to the Duke and Duchess’s office but did not share it with other lawyers.
It was reported on Friday that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Thomas Markle, 82, were found at his former home in the Philippines. Markle, who is based in the United States, denies owning such images.
Meghan then released a statement saying she was made aware of “disturbing allegations” about her single father in 2018.
The claims were first reported by The Sun newspaper, which later said the letter directly made allegations of child sex abuse against Markle.
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: “Following a thorough review of Met Police systems and records, we have confirmed that we received a letter in January 2019 containing a number of claims about alleged offending outside the UK.
“It has been sent to the MPS Protection Command to raise concerns in relation to the security of the Duchess of Sussex.
“The letter has been reviewed and a decision made that it should be given to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness. The details of the allegations in the letter have not been shared with other law enforcement agencies.
“The MPS will review the handling of this matter in 2019 and consider whether a referral to the IOPC is necessary to review our approach.”
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