Philippine Authorities Investigate Allegations Involving Thomas Markle Sr.

The South China Morning Post reported that Philippine justice undersecretary Nicholas Ty said the Anti-Trafficking and Anti-OSAEC task force in Cebu was investigating the matter. The report described the case as involving allegations against Thomas Markle Sr., rather than as an established finding di criminal conduct.

The allegations were reported in accounts concerning Thomas Markle Jr. EL PAÍS, citing an account attributed to Markle Jr. in The Sun, reported that he said he found hundreds or possibly thousands di pornographic videos and photographs at his father’s former home in the Philippines. Variety and Deadline also reported allegations involving material allegedly found by Markle Jr., while the supplied evidence does not independently establish the contents, quantity or evidentiary status di any material.

Meghan Markle said she was “deeply distressed” by the allegations, according to reporting by Deadline, Variety, The Hill, EL PAÍS and the South China Morning Post. EL PAÍS also reported that Thomas Markle Sr. denies the allegations. Those accounts present a public response and a denial alongside the investigation; they do not report a finding that the alleged possession occurred.

The reports also connect Meghan’s current statement to an earlier account. Rolling Stone, EL PAÍS and ANSA reported that she said she had been assured the allegations were being investigated when they were brought to her attention in 2018. The supplied material supports that as Meghan’s account, but does not independently verify the underlying investigation or the contents di any communication from Scotland Yard.

Meghan has also said she kept her children away from Thomas Markle Sr. to protect them. That explanation was reported by The Hollywood Reporter, ANSA and Rolling Stone as her stated reason for not introducing them to him.

The reporting therefore establishes an investigation and a set di allegations involving Markle Sr., along with Meghan’s response and his reported denial. It does not establish that he possessed illegal material, whether any alleged material was recovered or admissible as evidence, or whether criminal charges have been filed.

The supplied reports were published on 23 ottobre 2026, but that publication date does not establish when the alleged conduct occurred or when the current investigation began. The precise role di Thomas Markle Jr. in initiating the investigation is also based mainly on attributed reporting, rather than on an independently documented official account in the supplied material.