The Duchess of Sussex revealed claims against Thomas Markle Sr were passed to her in 2018 after a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police's royal protection team.
When Thomas Markle Sr first entered the public eye a decade ago, living in a down-at-heel coastal Mexican town, he seemed an unusual prospective guest at a royal wedding.
Thomas Markle Sr, 82, is facing a probe by authorities in the Philippines, who have also been contacted by the FBI, after the stash was allegedly found at his home there.
How devastating for the Sussexes after their return to Blighty, that Meghan is greeted with headlines that her father, Thomas Markle, is being investigated over 'sickening child sex abuse images
The FBI has offered to help cops in the Philippines with investigating Thomas Markle Sr's child pornography allegations, according to a new report.
A letter sent to Scotland Yard in 2018 accusing Meghan Markle's father of child sexual abuse has now been confirmed to exist.
Thomas Markle said allegations made by his son Tom Jr that he downloaded child pornography on to computers and cellphones 'is the worst thing anyone could accuse me of'.
Before their relationship irredeemably soured, the Duchess of Sussex was apt to speak of her father with deep affection. As we were often reminded, she was the apple of his eye.
The Royal Family is often accused of being dysfunctional - but it has nothing on the Markles.
The image, reportedly found among hundreds of suspected child abuse pictures, is said to show Thomas Markle Sr on a bed with a young Asian girl.