# Meghan Markle ‘fights back tears’ at Brussels event as Thomas Markle’s detained for cutting off ankle monitor | Royals Recap

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/meghan-markle-fights-back-tears-at-brussels-event-as-thomas-markles-detained-for-cutting-off-ankle-monitor-royals-recap/
- Published: 2026-11-12T19:50:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T20:51:05+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/video/meghan-markle-fights-back-tears-at-brussels-event-as-thomas-markles-detained-for-cutting-off-ankle-monitor-royals-recap/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Meghan appeared subdued at a Brussels event with Prince Harry.
- Her father was detained after cutting off his ankle monitor.
- A source said Meghan is prepared to assist investigators.

## Summary

Meghan Markle appeared visibly subdued at an event in Brussels with Prince Harry, days after reports that her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., had been arrested on child sexual abuse material charges. A source quoted in the article said Meghan was devastated by the allegations, which involve her father, whom she had trusted and been close to for many years.

Thomas Markle, 82, was detained after cutting off his ankle monitor, and a booking photograph showed him in an orange uniform at the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Florida. The article says Meghan is reportedly prepared to assist authorities with their investigation, as her mother, Doria Ragland, has done; it also cites a body language expert’s interpretation of Meghan’s appearance at the event.

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