{"id":390819,"date":"2026-10-23T19:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meghan-says-allegations-against-father-disturbing-and-hopes-justice-fully-served-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T19:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T18:00:25","slug":"meghan-says-allegations-against-father-disturbing-and-hopes-justice-fully-served-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/meghan-says-allegations-against-father-disturbing-and-hopes-justice-fully-served-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan says allegations against father &#8216;disturbing&#8217; and hopes justice &#8216;fully served&#8217; | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EXAOPP7lLgg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Meghan says allegations against father &apos;disturbing&apos; and hopes justice &apos;fully served&apos; | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EXAOPP7lLgg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex has said she was informed about &quot;disturbing allegations&quot; about her estranged father in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Meghan said a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle was sent to the Metropolitan Police that year and subsequently shared with her.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments come after reports that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to her father had been found at his former home in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Markle, who is 82 and based in the US, denies possessing any such images.<\/p>\n<p>She described the allegations as &quot;more sickening than one could ever imagine&quot; and said her &quot;sincerest hope is that justice will be fully served and that the priority remains the safety and protection of innocent children&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Duchess of Sussex has said she was informed about &quot;disturbing allegations&quot; about her estranged father in 2018. In a statement, Meghan said a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle was sent to the Metropolitan Police that year and subsequently shared with her. 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