Met refers itself to police watchdog over letter about Meghan's father
Also reported by Guardian World
Summary
The Metropolitan Police referred its handling of a 2019 letter about Thomas Markle to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The watchdog will examine why the force gave the letter to the Sussexes’ office but did not share its contents with other law enforcement agencies.Key Facts
- Roslyn Loveless, Thomas Markle’s first wife, sent the handwritten letter to the Met’s royal protection team.
- The Met passed the letter to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in January 2019.
- Meghan said the letter contained troubling allegations about her father and influenced her decision not to visit him or let him meet her children.
- The Met said the letter contained claims of alleged offending outside the United Kingdom but no information specifically related to security matters.
- The police watchdog will examine the Met’s decision not to share the letter with law enforcement agencies in the UK or overseas.
- The Met said it plans to refer the matter to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies in the coming days.
- Thomas Markle has strongly denied recent allegations that he possessed images of child abuse.
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