# Buckingham Palace ‘blindsided’ by Thomas Markle allegations as Harry, Meghan face new family turmoil: expert

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/buckingham-palace-blindsided-by-thomas-markle-allegations-as-harry-meghan-face-new-family-turmoil-expert/
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:00:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T11:36:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/buckingham-palace-blindsided-thomas-markle-allegations-harry-meghan-face-new-family-turmoil-expert
- Topics: Offbeat, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Philippine authorities are investigating allegations against Thomas Markle Sr.
- Thomas Markle Jr. says he reported finding hundreds or thousands of images.
- Meghan says her estrangement was intended to protect her children.

## Summary

Reports that Thomas Markle Jr. found hundreds or possibly thousands of images of child sexual abuse at his father’s former home in the Philippines have prompted investigations by Philippine authorities, with FBI assistance requested. Meghan Markle said she was deeply distressed and that her estrangement from her father was intended to protect her children; the allegations remain disputed, and Thomas Markle Sr. denies them.

Commentator Kinsey Schofield said Buckingham Palace was reportedly unaware of the allegations before they were reported, though the article provides no independent confirmation of that account. Meghan referred to a 2018 letter to police, but the Metropolitan Police said it received the letter in January 2019; her spokesperson accepted the police record as authoritative. ITV News reported the letter was written by Markle Sr.’s first wife and contained earlier allegations, which he also denies.

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