Thomas Markle, father of Meghan, charged in US with possession of child sex abuse photos

News - South China Morning Post · Nov 6, 2026

The 82-year-old estranged father of Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was arrested on Friday at a senior care facility in Florida on a charge of keeping child sexual abuse material in storage units in California, authorities said. Thomas Markle Snr was in a wheelchair wearing handcuffs when he was transported by ambulance with federal agents, according to video posted by The Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper. Markle’s arrest followed the seizure of “approximately 78 items, including slides,...