Metropolitan police refers itself to watchdog over Meghan warning letter
Summary
London’s Metropolitan Police has referred its handling of a 2019 letter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The letter contained claims of alleged offending outside the UK; the force gave it to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex but did not share its details with other law enforcement agencies at the time.Key Facts
- The Met said it received the letter in January 2019, addressed to its protection command.
- The letter’s author said they were raising concerns about the Duchess of Sussex’s security, but the Met said it contained no specific security information.
- The Met said the letter included claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom.
- The force passed the letter to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
- The Met’s review led it to refer its decisions to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, a police oversight body.
- The Met said it plans to refer the allegations to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies.
- Thomas Markle Jr told the Sun that he found suspected child sexual abuse images at his father’s former home in the Philippines and reported them to local police and the FBI.
- Thomas Markle Sr denies possessing illicit material; the article says he has admitted paying for sex in the Philippines.
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