A missive making a "number of claims" relating to the Duchess of Sussex's begetter was received by the Metropolitan Police successful 2019, Scotland Yard has confirmed.
The Met said it passed the accusation to the bureau of the Duke and Duchess but did not stock it with different instrumentality enforcement agencies.
It was reported connected Friday that images of kid intersexual maltreatment allegedly belonging to Thomas Markle, 82, had been recovered successful his erstwhile location successful the Philippines. Markle, who is based successful the US, denies possessing immoderate specified images.
Meghan past released a connection saying she was informed astir "disturbing allegations" astir her estranged begetter successful 2018.
The claims were archetypal carried by The Sun newspaper, which aboriginal said that the missive made nonstop allegations of kid enactment maltreatment against Markle.
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: "Following a thorough reappraisal of Met Police systems and records, we person confirmed that successful January 2019, we received a missive containing a fig of claims astir alleged offending extracurricular the United Kingdom.
"It was sent to the MPS Protection Command to rise concerns successful narration to the information of the Duchess of Sussex.
"The missive was reviewed and a determination was made that it should beryllium passed to the bureau of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness. The details of the allegations successful the missive were not shared with different instrumentality enforcement agencies.
"The MPS is reviewing the handling of this substance successful 2019 and considering whether a referral to the IOPC is indispensable to reappraisal our approach."
Markle moved to the Philippines past twelvemonth aft helium had a bid of strokes.
He is reportedly present surviving successful a Florida rehabilitation centre learning to locomotion again aft having a limb amputated successful 2025.
In a connection released by Meghan connected Friday she said that erstwhile she received the accusation of the claims against her begetter she was "given assurance that these were being investigated".
Meghan said she hoped it could beryllium understood wherefore she had kept her region from her begetter and did "not let him to person interaction with our children".
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