The 2018 letter sent to London’s Metropolitan Police accusing Thomas Markle Sr. of multiple accounts of child sexual abuse was allegedly written by his ex-wife.
According to the BBC and Page Six, both of which reported on the news on Sunday, October 25, the late Roslyn Loveless was identified as the letter’s author via multiple sources.
The latter outlet reported that the letter, which was publicly acknowledged by Thomas’ estranged daughter, Meghan Markle, on Friday, October 23, “found its way to London’s Metropolitan Police in 2019” and “was subsequently” sent to Meghan, 45, by the police.
Loveless was married to Thomas, 82, from 1964 to 1975 and was the mom of Meghan’s half-siblings, Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr.. She died in 2024.
Us has reached out to the Metropolitan Police for comment.
No details into the contents of the letter were shared by either outlet at the time of publication.
News of the claims broke on Thursday, October 22, when Thomas Jr., 60, told The Sun that he had “no option” but to report on allegedly discovering illegal images inside his father’s Philippines home. Three days later, Filipino authorities confirmed that an investigation into child abuse claims had commenced.
“In these cases where family disputes are mixed up, we have to consider all the angles,” Philippine interior minister Jonvic Remulla told The Guardian on Sunday, October 25. “Right now, all signs point to a possible sex offender of the grossest kind. We want to be sure before we release the findings. The forensics data will be complete in a week.”
In a statement given to Agence France-Press by Remulla, he said the national police inspected Thomas Sr.’s home and found a “trove of child pornography materials as well as a laptop.”
Thomas Sr. has denied all accusations made against him, branding the allegations as “sick lies.”
Meghan had broken her silence on the unfolding events via a Friday, October 23, statement shared with Us. “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,” the statement read at the time before touching on the 2018 letter.
“In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specialist Protection. 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,” she continued.
The following day, multiple news outlets reported that she had written her father a letter of her own in 2025. Per the reports, Meghan allegedly told Thomas Sr. that she would no longer contact him and that her children — Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, whom she shares with husband Prince Harry — would never meet their grandfather as a result of the claims.
Meghan and Thomas Sr. have been estranged since 2018.
If you or someone you know is experiencing child abuse, call or text Child Help Hotline at 1-800-422-4453.
