# Meghan’s father investigated in the Philippines over suspected abuse images

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/amanda-platell-is-this-the-moment-we-should-all-feel-sorry-for-meghan-i-have-been-among-her-harshest-critics-but-she-may-have-been-harbouring-a-deeply-disturbing-secret-all-along/
- Published: 2026-10-24T10:57:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-16233943/AMANDA-PLATELL-feel-sorry-Meghan-harshest-critic-disturbing-secret.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Thomas Markle is under investigation over alleged abuse images.
- Meghan says earlier allegations informed her decision to protect her children.
- Markle denies wrongdoing; the FBI is considering action.

## Summary

Meghan’s father, Thomas Markle, is being investigated in the Philippines after her half-brother said he found suspected child sexual abuse images at Markle’s home and gave them to police. Amanda Platell says the allegations may cast new light on Meghan’s estrangement from her father and her decision to keep him from her children, while stressing that the claims remain allegations.

Meghan said she had received a 2018 letter sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection containing “troubling and disturbing allegations” about her father, and that her decision was intended to protect Archie and Lilibet. Markle denies wrongdoing, and the article says the FBI is considering action. Platell reflects that she had criticised the Sussexes for abandoning him, but now feels sympathy for them amid the renewed family turmoil.

## Coverage

- [Daily Mail: Meghan’s father investigated in the Philippines over suspected abuse images](https://www.dailymail.com/debate/article-16233943/AMANDA-PLATELL-feel-sorry-Meghan-harshest-critic-disturbing-secret.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: Meghan was first told of allegations against her father Thomas after she married Harry in 2018 - as he faces probe over child sex abuse images](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233067/Meghan-allegations-father-Thomas-Markle-married-Prince-Harry.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)
- [Daily Mail: Meghan's eight-year rift with her estranged father: The duchess's troubled relationship with Thomas Markle as he faces child abuse images probe](https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233383/Meghan-eight-year-rift-estranged-father-Thomas-Markle.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490)

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