The Metropolitan Police revealed today that it was investigating whether a letter was shared with the Duchess of Sussex about allegations against her father eight years ago.

The force said it was making internal inquiries about officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command being involved in the passing on of a letter.

Meghan's half-brother Thomas Markle Jr claimed he found child sex abuse images belonging to her father Thomas Markle Sr at his former home in the Philippines.

The Duchess said today that she is 'deeply distressed' by the accusations – but Thomas Sr has denied possessing child sex images, calling the claims 'sick lies'.

It is unclear what the nature of the allegations in 2018 were and whether they are linked to the accusations raised by Thomas Sr's son now in 2026.

A Met spokesman said: 'We are aware of media reports that officers from the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command were involved in the passing on of a letter in 2018. We are undertaking enquiries internally in an effort to confirm this.'

The Daily Mail understands that the Met has not previously investigated Thomas Sr and is not currently probing him.

Earlier, sources claimed authorities in the UK had previously told Meghan that allegations made about her father in a 2018 letter sent to Scotland Yard and subsequently shared with her by police were being investigated.

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