BBC names Thomas Markle’s former wife as writer of letter to Met

The BBC says Roslyn Loveless, the former wife of Thomas Markle, wrote a letter containing allegations about him that the Metropolitan Police received in January 2019. The reported identification comes as the force reviews its handling of the letter: it passed the allegations to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, but not to other law-enforcement agencies.

The Telegraph says it has seen a copy of the letter and also identifies Loveless as its sender. Loveless, who died in 2024, was the mother of Meghan’s half-siblings, Samantha Markle and Thomas Markle Jr. Thomas Markle said he did not believe his former wife had written the letter and called the claim a “set-up”. He denies the allegations against him.

The Met says the letter contained claims about alleged offending outside the UK and was sent to its Protection Command because of concerns about Meghan’s security. It is considering whether to refer its handling of the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Meghan said the letter made “troubling and disturbing” allegations and that she had been assured they were being investigated. She initially dated it to 2018; her spokesperson later accepted that she may have been mistaken and said the Met’s 2019 record should be the reference point.

Separately, authorities in the Philippines say they are investigating allegations concerning Markle after his son claimed to have found child sexual abuse images belonging to him at a former home there. Markle denies possessing such images. The detailed contents of the 2019 letter have not been made public, so the later claim does not establish what the letter alleged or whether those allegations are true.