Meghan the Duchess of Sussex’s response to a probe into child sex abuse material found at her father’s former home has drawn scrutiny.
\n\nMarkle’s half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., told police he found “hundreds, if not thousands” of child sex abuse images in four large boxes at his father’s former Philippines home, the Sun reported.
\n\nThe duchess told the newspaper that she had been aware of the “disturbing allegations” against her father, Thomas Markle Sr., since 2018.
\n\n“I 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,” Markle said.
\n\n“In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection,” she explained. “That letter was subsequently shared with me. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.”
\n\nThe duchess added that past media coverage of her estranged relationship with her father should now be “understood” in light of the recent revelations.
\n\n“I hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications’ distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not…
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