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The details started emerging about the letter Meghan Markle was shown that contained allegations of a sensitive nature against her father, Thomas Markle. Many people wonder why she didn’t act on it and waited seven years before she made a statement. And there is one odd detail from a mainstream report.
No Laws Broken In The UK
On Monday’s Good Morning Britain, viewers were reminded that the letter was sent to the Fixated Threat Assessment Centre. It’s part of the Metropolitan Police, and they deal with potential threats to royals, senior politicians and other VIPs.
Passed to Meghan’s police protection at the time, she had sight of it. Apparently, nothing was acted on in the UK as the allegations in the letter didn’t pertain to any laws being broken in the UK.
The Evidence
Recently, ITV’s Chris Ship said he’d seen the letter, and Page Six identified the sender as Thomas Markle’s ex-wife, Roslyn Loveless.
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Notably, the Metropolitan Police is considering referring its handling of the matter to the police watchdog. In the description accompanying the GMB video, the text also noted that “it seems, no record of the letter was logged in the police database.”
Speaking with Ship, he told GMB that the letter was handwritten, and it contained some very personal allegations against Thomas Markle. However, he admitted that “It’s light on evidence, put it that way.”
Still, his assessment as a journalist was that it was written “with good intent” to protect Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who’d recently married.
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Keeping The Kids Away
Later, Sunday Times Royal Editor Roya Nikkhah joined the panel and talked about the impact on Meghan Markle and how terrible she must be feeling.
The panel also discussed how they’d kept their kids away from their grandfather to protect them. Hence, the last communication when Thomas was in hospital with his leg amputation.
The discussion covered the reason that Harry and Meghan Markle couldn’t have opened up about the letter before now. From their point of view, perhaps they couldn’t say anything. After all, it might have prejudiced a police investigation.
King Charles & Reconciliation
Asked if the letter will impact the royal family, Nikkhah said, “We know that the reconciliation is in its very early stages.” She reminded viewers that King Charles, Prince Harry and his wife “last saw each other… in July.”
The panel heard that Meghan and Harry haven’t seen King Charles since they returned, and “This puts a whole new light on the last few years.”
Admittedly, it doesn’t remove the interviews and books and their many complaints, but in the opinion of Nikkhah, “the king has always made it very clear he’s never going to shut the door on Harry. And, you know, he is a man of empathy and sympathy. He’ll … understand this is such a difficult time for them.”
She suggested that once the King’s current Caribbean tour is completed, “the hope will be certainly from both sides that they see each other and talk about this.”
Royal Family Fallout
Talking about the possible impact the letter and the investigation into Thomas Markle might have on the rest of the royal family, she added, “The impact on the wider royal family isn’t yet known.”
Additionally, she said that “last week the palace was saying this is a matter for the Sussex household.”
But she opined, “I’m not sure that line is sustainable for much longer to be honest. It affects the whole family.”
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