{"id":390719,"date":"2026-10-23T13:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meghan-markle-responds-to-allegations-against-her-father\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:00:31","slug":"meghan-markle-responds-to-allegations-against-her-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meghan-markle-responds-to-allegations-against-her-father\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle responds to allegations against her father"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/DNONFn5HjA4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan Markle responds to allegations against her father\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DNONFn5HjA4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Meghan Markle has given a statement responding to claims published in The Sun that images of child sexual abuse have been found in Thomas Markle&#8217;s Philippines home and that his son, Thomas Markle Jr, has reported him to the police. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Duchess of Sussex said: \u201cI am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. That letter was subsequently shared with me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications\u2019 distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children, was for one reason: to protect them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough the breadth of what has now been uncovered is more sickening than one could ever imagine, my sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Markle has denied possessing the pictures, calling the accusations &quot;sick lies&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/meghan-deeply-distressed-by-allegations-against-her-father-thomas-markle-13602319<\/p>\n<p>#meghanmarkle #sussexes #skynews #live #breakingnews #uk #unitedkingdom #usa #unitedstates #america #meghan <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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