British police received allegations about Meghan's father in 2019 but didn't tell other forces

Police in the British capital said Saturday that they received a letter containing allegations about the estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, in 2019, but did not tell other law enforcement agencies. Authorities in the Philippines confirmed this week that they are investigating Thomas Markle over claims that he kept child sexual abuse images at his home. He has denied the allegations. Meghan said in a statement Friday that she was “deeply distressed” by the allegations, and said she was previously informed by police of “disturbing allegations” against him in 2018. A spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan Police said that, following a review of records, it received a letter in January 2019 “containing a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom.” “It was sent to the MPS Protection Command to raise concerns in relation to the security of the Duchess of Sussex,” the statement added. “The letter was reviewed and a decision was made that