A 2019 Letter About Thomas Markle Sr. Raises Questions for the Royal Household

A 2019 letter containing allegations about Thomas Markle Sr., the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has resurfaced, and reports say it passed through royal hands before it reached the Sussexes. Hello! Magazine reported on 30 October 2026 that The Telegraph had said the "wider royal household" could have been aware of the letter's contents.

The allegations are serious, and they are not proven. People reported on 24 October 2026 that Meghan wrote to her estranged father saying she knew of sexual abuse allegations against him. A letter described in the same reporting alleged that he had sexually abused a child and had admitted travelling to the Philippines and Thailand. Yahoo Entertainment reported that he has been accused of possessing child sexual abuse images. Thomas Markle Sr. has denied wrongdoing. In a Daily Mail interview, he dismissed the allegations as "sick lies."

Hello reports that the 2019 correspondence was passed from royal protection officers, the police officers who guard members of the royal family, to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Meghan has said that a 2019 letter made her aware of the allegations and that she was assured they were being investigated. Reports say the 2019 correspondence was written by Thomas Markle's former wife, Roslyn Loveless.

UK police have confirmed that the letter was not shared with other authorities, according to People. That detail sits at the centre of the questions now being asked about who knew what, and when.

The Prince and Princess of Wales are the other name in the reporting. In 2019, Prince William and Catherine shared a joint office with Prince Harry and Meghan at Kensington Palace, the London base the two couples then used for their royal work. Reports in The News (Pakistan) and Yahoo Entertainment said the Prince and Princess of Wales were shocked and appalled by the allegations. Those reports also said the couple had no prior knowledge of them until recent reporting.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have not commented publicly or confirmed any details about the letter, according to Hello.

For readers following the royal family, the story is a reminder that a letter can move between offices, police teams and households, and that each step leaves a record. Whether any of those records will be examined further has not been announced.