Thomas Markle Snr. being investigated for child sexual abuse images.

Yes now the news has gone world wide, courtesy of The Sun, the government officials in the Phillipines have told the BBC they will have forensic results within a week.

Will be interesting to see what happens next.

It does not surprise me that Thomas Markle was charged with some of the worst crimes a human can be charged with because his low character has always been well-documented
How? When?
. If you can’t trust someone to not betray their own offspring, you can’t trust them around anyone else’s

Again, how? When?

I have no tolerance if indeed a crime has been committed, but this smells decidedly fishy to me. .

I have no tolerance if a crime has been committed, but this smells decidedly fishy to me

And all coming out just a few days after Harry has preached about ‘reconciliation’.

Making us very aware of why Meghan has had nothing to do with her father for all her married life, and ‘reconciling ‘ with him was off the cards.

The timing is convenient.

I am sorry for the children who were abused.

She knew for eight years and did nothing?

MawsRosie

^It does not surprise me that Thomas Markle was charged with some of the worst crimes a human can be charged with because his low character has always been well-documented^
How? When?
. If you can’t trust someone to not betray their own offspring, you can’t trust them around anyone else’s

Again, how? When?

I have no tolerance if indeed a crime has been committed, but this smells decidedly fishy to me. .

Agree with this.

I must have missed something.
If the officials in the Phillipines have said they will have forensic evidence within a week then why has it taken so long?
He may be guilty, he may not but surely investigations should have been concluded years ago?

eazybee

I am sorry for the children who were abused.

She knew for eight years and did nothing?

I think that's unlikely.

Call me cynical but I think this is all about rehabilitating her image. Nothing has worked so far. If you look at The Sun there is an editorial by a woman called Clemmie Moody, who says we all owe Meghan an apology. I think not. Her readers can see what this is all about when you read their comments.
This has surfaced now, after 8 years, because somebody wanted it to. Moodie even says that Meghan could have asked them not to publish today but she didn’t, she wanted it done today. Why? Because it derails anything the royals are doing themselves such as Prince William on the Graham Norton show which was headlining everywhere until this.

If Thomas Markle has done this then he deserves everything coming his way. I just wished The Sun did an equally deep dive into Meghan Markle and her past.

Allsorts

It's only just being looked into. It is an accusation not proved. If Meghan knew it to be true why didn't she report him? In eight years how many children have been abused because people looked the other way to save their careers (wedding).. She thinks saying she knew excuses her behaviour when in fact it opens even more questions about that whole period. She was bought up by him. I am afraid the couple have lied so much I can’t believe anything they say. Very unsavoury. Hope she says she knew eight years ago, her children safe she says, what about the poor innocent victims?

According to the media;

The half-brother claims he visited his father in 2018, in the Philippines, where he found four boxes of child sexual abuse photographs.

The brother reported his father to the Philippines police, who, due to who he is, both started their investigation AND reported it to the Met, who wrote to Meghan.

No idea how much of this is fact or fiction, it’s all allegations at this point and it seems said brother is now selling his side of the story.

Thomas Markle is allegedly being investigated for having images of child sexual abuse, but somehow this is being woven into its the Duchess of Sussex’s fault 🤦‍♀️

It was her half-brother that leaked this and I believe he and the Duchess are estranged.

I hope this comes to court quickly.

She didn’t need to “do anything”, allegedly her brother had reported him!

news.sky.com/story/meghan-deeply-distressed-by-allegations-against-her-father-thomas-markle-13602319

www.reuters.com/world/uk/philippine-authorities-investigate-thomas-markle-father-meghan-after-child-2026-10-23/

www.cbsnews.com/news/thomas-markle-father-duchess-meghan-child-sexual-abuse-material/

AI

* Thomas Markle Jr. (Meghan Markle's half-brother) made the accusation, and the British tabloid newspaper The Sun broke the story.

The Details

• Who made the accusation: Thomas Markle Jr. claimed he discovered a stash of hard drives containing child sexual abuse images and videos at his father's former home in Cebu, Philippines. He stated he reported the discovery to the FBI, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, and state police.
• Who broke the story: The story was published as an exclusive front-page report by The Sun on 22 October 2026, with journalist Nick Parker breaking the details.
Thomas Markle Sr. has vehemently denied the allegations, calling them "sick lies" and "a bunch of lies" in a subsequent interview with the Daily Mail. Following the reports, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, issued a statement saying she was "deeply distressed" by the news.*

According to AI (which I’m aware is sometimes wrong)

“ Thomas Markle Sr. has not been charged with any offence, but he is currently the subject of an active international criminal investigation.
The legal actions and investigations currently underway include:

1. Philippines Department of Justice Investigation

The Philippines Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that its anti-trafficking task force has launched an official investigation into the matter. Because the materials were allegedly found left behind in four cardboard boxes at his former home in Cebu province, local specialist investigators are moving to forensically examine the storage boxes and hard drives.

2. FBI Involvement

Thomas Markle Jr. filed a sworn statement detailing the alleged discovery. Reports indicate that the FBI has received this statement and is evaluating whether to launch its own independent federal investigation.

3. Historical UK Police Inquiries

In a public statement, Meghan Markle revealed that the UK's Metropolitan Police and its Royalty and Specialist Protection unit had previously investigated a letter sent to Scotland Yard in 2018 containing similar troubling allegations about her father.”

OldFrill

Has Thomas Markle actually been charged?

No, he is under investigation.

I expect, well hope, the truth comes out but it is incredible that over 8 years later there has been no prosecution regarding the allegations. What on earth could cause such a delay in judicial process?

Rosie51

I expect, well hope, the truth comes out but it is incredible that over 8 years later there has been no prosecution regarding the allegations. What on earth could cause such a delay in judicial process?

It’s really ridiculous, but I can only hazard a guess that “they”, (the relevant authorities), are ensuring evidence is 100% solid before pressing charges.

He's being investigated FGT's you should get GNHQ to edit this thread title.

Maremia

Maybe folk will cut her some slack for a while?

Not a chance by the look of this thread.

I wonder how people would have reacted in her position. If I had been told that my father was being investigated for child abuse, I don't think I'd have advertised the fact until there were some proven details. I think I might have been very cautious about any access to my own children, especially if there was more to the story than the public knows.

So 8 years ago some very disturbing allegations were made about Meghans father.That's awful for her but mostly for the victims of child sexual abuse.
So why has it taken so long for any proper investigation I wonder ?And whilst it's understandable Meghan would want nothing to do with him,and allow him near her children, if it's true why all the talk previously that he'd let her down by talking to the tabloids when there was something much worse in the background. And all the grievances against the royal family aired in the Oprah interview, the Netflix series .the book Spare by both of them seem petty in comparison .
I understand unless he was charged it was something she would rather not made public.But that's 8 more years of her being estranged,attracting a lot of criticism for not reconciling ,with him and yet throwing around accusations about Harry's family .And 8 more years of her father potentially viewing those horrific images.Which given all the emphasis Harry and Meghan place on keeping children safe on social media it's all rather bizarre.

I’m utterly aghast that H&M can be in anyway culpable for the alleged crime, her half-brother selling this story nor the timing of the release of any publications about this matter. Really????

PollyEsther

I wonder how people would have reacted in her position. If I had been told that my father was being investigated for child abuse, I don't think I'd have advertised the fact until there were some proven details. I think I might have been very cautious about any access to my own children, especially if there was more to the story than the public knows.

I agree.

I don’t think M&H should have publicly said what they did say both on camera and in a book, about Harry’s side of the family, it was foolish and a bit shameful, though no worse than both H’s parents did in their time.

However, if this had been my own father, heaven forbid, I would not have told a soul, I would have been too ashamed.

Let us leave them be. What choppy waters they have been navigating.

Cossy

I’m utterly aghast that H&M can be in anyway culpable for the alleged crime, her half-brother selling this story nor the timing of the release of any publications about this matter. Really????

I know its preposterous cossy but the Duchess haters will find a way to spin it as her fault…

Allsorts

It's only just being looked into. It is an accusation not proved. If Meghan knew it to be true why didn't she report him? In eight years how many children have been abused because people looked the other way to save their careers (wedding).. She thinks saying she knew excuses her behaviour when in fact it opens even more questions about that whole period. She was bought up by him. I am afraid the couple have lied so much I can’t believe anything they say. Very unsavoury. Hope she says she knew eight years ago, her children safe she says, what about the poor innocent victims?

Meghan was not the person who found the images, that was her brother. She was also not the person who reported it to the police in Thailand, or the FBI, that was her brother. She was also not the person who involved the press, that was also her brother.
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