U.K. police share update on probe into claims against Meghan Markle’s father

British police said on Thursday they would refer allegations about Meghan Markle’s father to overseas law enforcement agencies, after a review ‌found the claims had not been passed to other authorities when they were first received in 2019. Authorities in the Philippines said last week they were investigating Thomas ​Markle Sr. over allegations he possessed child sexual abuse images.London’s Metropolitan Police said on Thursday it had received a letter in January 2019 in ​which the author said they “were writing to raise concerns relating to the security of the Duchess of Sussex.” 0:54 Prince Harry and Meghan Markle greeted by cheering crowd upon U.K. return “While the letter did not actually contain any information specifically related to security matters, it did contain a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom,” the Metropolitan police said in a news release. Story continues below advertisement “The letter was assessed and subsequently passed to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for their awareness. The details of the allegations in the letter were not shared with other law enforcement agencies,” said Metropolitan Police’s Protection Comman...