Met Police Received Letter Regarding Meghan Markle's Father

Source reports published 24 Oct 2026, 10:00 am – 26 Oct 2026, 4:38 am AEST

The Metropolitan Police received a letter in 2019 containing allegations about Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle. The letter was shared with Meghan Markle but not with other law enforcement agencies, and the force is reviewing its handling of the matter.

What happened

• In January 2019, London’s Metropolitan Police received a letter with ‘a number of claims’ against Thomas Markle.
• The letter, written by his ex-wife Roslyn Loveless, was sent to the MPS Protection Command to raise security concerns regarding Meghan Markle.
• The Met Police confirmed they did not share the letter with other agencies, instead passing it to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s office.
• The force was reviewing its handling of the matter, including considering a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
• Following the revelations, Meghan stated she had been informed of these allegations in 2018 and had broken off contact with her father to protect her children.
• The Met Police spokesperson stated that the letter was reviewed and a decision was made to pass it to the then Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness.
• The Philippines authorities are investigating the allegations, and the FBI offered support.

Original reporting

• ABC: Met Police received letter about Meghan Markle's father in 2019
  2026-10-24T13:42:37+00:00
• Guardian: Met says it shared allegations about Meghan’s father with her but not other forces
  2026-10-24T00:00:00+00:00
• BBC: Letter making claims about Meghan's father written by his ex-wife, BBC understands
  2026-10-25T18:38:17.995000+00:00