# Thomas Markle’s alcoholic ex-wife, the wayward son he ‘cut off financially’ – and how the grubbiest royal scandal in history unfolded: GUY ADAMS

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/thomas-markles-alcoholic-ex-wife-the-wayward-son-he-cut-off-financially-and-how-the-grubbiest-royal-scandal-in-history-unfolded-guy-adams/
- Published: 2026-10-26T01:58:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T02:22:24+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16238013/Thomas-Markle-alcoholic-ex-wife-wayward-son-royal-scandal-GUY-ADAMS.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Police are investigating allegations reported by Thomas Markle Jr.
- Thomas Markle Sr denies the allegations.
- The report describes a long-running family estrangement.

## Summary

Filipino police are investigating Thomas Markle Sr after his son, Thomas Jr, reported finding boxes of child sexual abuse images at his father’s home in Cebu. Markle denies the allegations, while the report has renewed public scrutiny of his family estrangements and years of fraught relations with his children.

Thomas Jr says he found hundreds or possibly thousands of images in July, in boxes moved from Mexico, and reported them to police; the article says the material has not been independently verified. The two men had moved to the Philippines in January 2025 for a fresh start, but Thomas Jr says he will have no further contact with his father except if called to give evidence. The article also recounts an earlier secretly recorded interview and disputes around Markle’s relationships and past conduct.

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