Police watchdog to investigate Met over letter about Meghan's father
Also reported by Guardian World
Summary
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will investigate how London’s Metropolitan Police handled a 2019 letter containing allegations about Thomas Markle. The watchdog will examine why the force did not share the letter’s contents with other law enforcement agencies; the Met says it plans to make referrals to overseas authorities.Key Facts
- The Met’s royal protection team received the handwritten letter from Thomas Markle’s first wife, Roslyn Loveless.
- Officers gave the letter to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s royal office in January 2019.
- Meghan said the letter contained troubling allegations and influenced her decision not to visit her father or let him meet her children.
- The Met voluntarily referred itself to the IOPC, which said an investigation was required.
- The IOPC will examine how the Met handled the information and why it was not passed to relevant UK or overseas authorities at the time.
- The Met said it expected to refer the information to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies in the coming days.
- Authorities in the Philippines are investigating separate allegations involving material reportedly found among Thomas Markle’s possessions.
- Thomas Markle has denied the allegations, and his daughter Samantha has called them fake.
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