Meghan Markle explains distancing children from father amid abuse claims

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, revealed her reasons for keeping her children away from her estranged father, Thomas Markle, due to disturbing allegations of child sexual abuse that surfaced in 2018. Following reports that images of such abuse were found at Thomas Markle's former home in the Philippines, Meghan expressed her distress and concern for the safety of children.

She stated that she was informed of these allegations through a letter sent to the Metropolitan Police, which she received in 2018. Meghan emphasized that her decision to distance her children from their grandfather was made to protect them.

The allegations were reportedly made by her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., who claimed to have discovered the images and reported them to the police. The Philippines Department of Justice confirmed that an investigation is underway by an anti-human trafficking and child sexual exploitation task force in Cebu.

Thomas Markle has denied the allegations, and the Metropolitan Police is conducting an internal inquiry regarding the handling of the 2018 letter.