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Meghan Markle ‘distressed’ by allegations against her father | CNN

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October 23, 2026 • 12:00 PM
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Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says she’s “deeply distressed” by a report that her father possessed child sexual abuse images. She also revealed she learned of disturbing allegations against him in 2018. Thomas Markle Sr. denies the latest allegations. CNN’s Max Foster reports.

Meghan Markle ‘distressed’ by allegations against her father | CNN

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says she’s “deeply distressed” by a report that her father possessed child sexual abuse images. She also revealed she learned of disturbing allegations against him in 2018. Thomas Markle Sr. denies the latest allegations. CNN's Max Foster reports.

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says she’s “deeply distressed” by a report that her father possessed child sexual abuse images. She also revealed she learned of disturbing allegations against him in 2018. Thomas Markle Sr. denies the latest allegations. CNN's Max Foster reports.

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ABC News Australia
1w ago
Meghan Markle's father charged with possessing child sexual abuse material

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The Guardian
2d ago
Thomas Markle, Meghan’s father, cut off his ankle monitor, DoJ says

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The Australian Financial Review (AFR)
5d ago
Is the arrest of Meghan Markle’s father a right royal moment?

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The Age
1w ago
Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, arrested on child sexual abuse material charges

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The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged father was arrested by federal agents in Florida on Friday.

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3d ago
Meghan makes first public appearance since father's arrest

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Meghan’s half-brother named ‘person of interest’ in child abuse investigation

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