Meghan Markle is reported to have wanted to go public with troubling child sex abuse allegations involving her father, Thomas Markle, but was advised not to do so by Metropolitan Police royal bodyguards, according to multiple UK tabloid reports.
All the sources say the account is tied to a letter she received in January 2019 that reportedly contained the allegations. The Daily Mail outlets and the Daily Express specifically frame the story around advice from Met royal bodyguards, while The Mirror similarly reports that bodyguards told her not to publicize the contents of the letter. The reporting is presented as a new revelation about her handling of those claims at the time.
While the outlets mostly align on the core points—Meghan’s reported desire to go public, the existence of a letter, and the bodyguards’ advice—the emphasis differs. Some titles foreground Meghan’s intent to speak out, while others foreground the bodyguards’ intervention and, in certain cases, the role of Scotland Yard/Met Police in confirming the letter’s delivery.
