# Met refers 2019 handling of Thomas Markle allegations to watchdog

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/met-refers-itself-to-police-watchdog-after-passing-letter-about-thomas-markle-allegations-to-meghan-in-2019-but-failing-to-inform-international-law-enforcement/
- Published: 2026-10-29T16:35:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T16:47:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16249955/Met-refers-watchdog-failing-pass-allegations-Thomas-Markle.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The Met referred its handling of a 2019 letter to the IOPC.
- The letter’s allegations were not shared with overseas law enforcement at the time.
- The force now plans to make referrals to relevant agencies abroad.

## Summary

The Metropolitan Police has referred its handling of a 2019 letter about allegations against Thomas Markle Sr to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The force gave the letter to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but did not share its claims of alleged offences outside the UK with other law enforcement agencies. The referral concerns both decisions.

The Met says it plans to pass the allegations to relevant overseas agencies, with that process expected to be completed in the coming days. The letter was reportedly written by Markle’s late first wife and raised concerns about the Duchess’s security, though the force says it contained no specific security information. The referral follows separate allegations by Meghan’s half-brother that he found child abuse material at their father’s home in the Philippines; authorities there have opened an investigation.

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