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Why did Meghan Markle say she kept her father away from her children?
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Her half-brother, Thomas Markle Jr., says he found the images in Cebu, in the Philippines, while clearing out their father's home. Thomas Markle Sr. denies it and calls the accusations sick lies. No charges have been announced.
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Meghan says a letter about her father was sent to London police, and that it was later shared with her. It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.
“It made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father and I was given assurances that these were being investigated.”
She says I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed. Keeping him away from her children, she says, was meant to protect them.
“I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.”
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