{
  "id": 16348254,
  "title": "UK’s Met police says it sent allegations letter to Meghan, not other forces",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/uks-met-police-says-it-sent-allegations-letter-to-meghan-not-other",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T15:52:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/24/uk-s-met-police-says-it-sent-allegations-letter-to-meghan-not-other-forces"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "London's Metropolitan Police stated on Saturday that they forwarded a letter to Meghan Markle in early 2019, following her claim that she had been made aware of allegations concerning her father. The police force claimed they had not shared the letter with other law enforcement agencies. Meanwhile, authorities in the Philippines are investigating Thomas Markle, 82, over allegations of possessing child sexual abuse images. The Daily Mail reported that Markle, whose allegations against him have been dismissed as \"sick lies,\" has not commented publicly. Meghan expressed that the news was \"very distressing\" and that she received information about a letter containing allegations against her father in 2018, after her wedding to Prince Harry's younger brother. After a comprehensive review of Met Police systems and records, the police confirmed receiving the letter in January 2019. The letter contained claims of alleged offenses outside the UK, which were subsequently reviewed, and a decision was made to share it with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The specifics of the allegations were not disclosed to other law enforcement agencies. A spokesperson for the Sussexes stated that it was understandable that Meghan might have been mistaken about the date she received the letter, and the Met's record should be considered the accurate reference point. Meghan has not been in contact with her father since the run-up to her 2018 wedding, which he did not attend. She also prevented him from having contact with her children, Archie, 7, and Lilibet, 5, to safeguard them. The Met is currently contemplating whether a referral to the police watchdog is necessary to evaluate its handling of the situation.",
  "summary": "London’s Metropolitan Police said they passed Meghan, wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, a letter about allegations against her father in early 2019.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Met Police received letter about Meghan Markle's father in 2019",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/met-police-received-letter-about-meghan-markles-father-in-2019",
        "published": "2026-10-24T13:42:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "La Policía británica confirma que recibió en 2019 acusaciones por pornografía infantil contra el padre de Meghan Markle",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/la-policia-britanica-confirma-que-recibio-en-2019-acusaciones-por",
        "published": "2026-10-24T14:09:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Met police received 'claims' about Meghan Markle's father",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/met-police-received-claims-about-meghan-markles-father",
        "published": "2026-10-24T15:49:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "UK police says letter with claims against Meghan’s father was not shared with other law enforcement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/uk-police-says-letter-with-claims-against-meghans-father-was-not",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:40:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "UK police says letter with claims against Meghan’s father was not shared with other law enforcement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/uk-police-says-letter-with-claims-against-meghans-father-was-not-16356137",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:40:30.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}