Royal source says palace likely knew of letter about Meghan’s father

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• A royal source has said it was “unthinkable” that Buckingham Palace was not informed about a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, according to a report by the Daily Mail.
• The force said it passed the letter to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex but did not share its contents with other law enforcement agencies at the time.
• The Metropolitan Police has since referred its handling of the letter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, the police watchdog, and said it intends to refer the allegations to relevant overseas law enforcement agencies.

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A royal source has said it was “unthinkable” that Buckingham Palace was not informed about a letter containing allegations against Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, according to a report by the Daily Mail.