Meghan says she was informed by police about 'disturbing allegations' against her father in 2018
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says police told her in 2018 about disturbing allegations concerning her father, Thomas Markle Snr. She says she is "deeply distressed".
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has said she was informed by the Metropolitan Police about "disturbing allegations" concerning her estranged father in 2018.
In a statement reported by the BBC, the duchess said she was "deeply distressed" after reports that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to her father, Thomas Markle Snr, had been found at his former home in the Philippines.
The allegations were first reported in the Sun newspaper, according to the BBC. Meghan described the claims as "more sickening than one could ever imagine."
Her statement confirms that police made her aware of the allegations, at a time when her relationship with her father was already strained.
The claims centre on material said to have been discovered at Markle's former residence in the Philippines, the BBC reported.
The statement is a rare public comment from the duchess about her father, from whom she is estranged.
The BBC described the story as breaking news and said it was being updated, with more details expected to be published shortly.
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