Ex-police chief says Met's failure to alert FBI over Thomas Markle claims may have left children at risk for seven years
Meghan Markle with her father Thomas Markle Sr. Meghan reportedly arranged for hospital staff in Cebu to hand him the letter just after his leg was amputated, having him sign a form confirming receipt.Kitebrook School in the Cotswolds, named as the prep school attended by Archie and Lilibet, as the Met weighs whether to refer itself to the police watchdog over its handling of claims against Thomas Markle Sr.
Jim Gamble, who headed the National Crime Agency's child exploitation command, said there is a 'well-worn path' for passing such allegations to overseas law enforcement. Scotland Yard has acknowledged it forwarded a 2019 letter to Meghan and Harry while notifying no other agency. Gamble called that decision 'really difficult to understand'. The Met is now reviewing its handling of the matter, including whether to refer it to a watchdog.
The 2019 letter was reportedly written by Markle's late first wife, Roslyn Loveless.
She allegedly claimed he travelled to the Far East because '12-year-olds are legal there'.
Markle, 82, denies any wrongdoing but faces a potential sentence of up to 12 years in a Philippines jail.
