Meghan Markle was reportedly given a deeply disturbing letter about her father, Thomas Markle, by one of her own royal protection officers, but it was the reassurance that came with it that makes the story particularly striking. As the allegations raised in the correspondence threatened to become a very public family controversy, the officer is said to have told her: “Leave it with us, we’ll investigate it.”

It was a direct promise, delivered at a time when Meghan was already facing intense criticism over her estrangement from her father, who had not attended her wedding to Prince Harry in 2018. According to a new report by The Sunday Times, Meghan was considering speaking publicly about the allegations after receiving the letter, but was advised by police not to do so.

The account raises questions not only about what Meghan was told, but also about how the letter was dealt with behind the scenes and why some senior royal officials and police figures were reportedly left unaware of its contents.

The Letter That Was Personally Passed to Meghan

The correspondence was sent to the Metropolitan Police in January 2019 by Roslyn Loveless, Thomas Markle’s first wife, whom he divorced in 1975. The handwritten letter reportedly ran to seven pages and was delivered to the Met’s Fixated Threat Assessment Centre, a unit that normally deals with threats and concerning behavior directed at public figures, including members of the Royal Family.

Loveless made serious claims about Thomas Markle, including an allegation involving a child in the United States and claims about trips he allegedly made to Southeast Asia. However, these claims were made in her letter and were never established through a police investigation. Thomas Markle has denied the allegations.

According to The Sunday Times, the letter was assessed by officers from Royalty and Specialist Protection, who decided that it should be passed to the office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at Kensington Palace. Meghan and Prince Harry were reportedly given the correspondence for their “awareness”, rather than it being circulated more widely among the relevant law enforcement agencies.

The report says Meghan was handed the letter by a royal bodyguard, who offered the reassuring words: “Leave it with us, we’ll investigate it.” For someone receiving such serious allegations about a parent, that message would have suggested that the matter was being taken seriously and that the appropriate people would look into it.

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Meghan Was Reportedly Advised Not to Go Public

The handover was not the only significant detail in the account. The same protection officer is also said to have advised Meghan against discussing the allegations publicly, even as she was facing questions about why she had become estranged from her father.

That advice could have placed the Duchess of Sussex in a difficult position. On one hand, she was dealing with a deeply personal family situation that had already attracted considerable public attention. On the other, she had reportedly received a letter containing allegations that were serious enough to be passed to her by royal protection officers.

It is understandable that Meghan might have wanted to explain why her relationship with her father had broken down, particularly when the subject was already being discussed in the press. But if she was advised by police not to make a public statement, she would also have had to consider the potential consequences of speaking about allegations that had not been established.

It is important to remember that being handed the letter did not mean Meghan was being told that the allegations were true. They were claims that had yet to be established, and the advice she reportedly received not to discuss them publicly should not be taken as confirmation that they had been verified.

Unanswered Questions Over How the Letter Was Handled

Perhaps the most significant part of the report concerns who was, and was not, informed about the correspondence. The Sunday Times says key royal courtiers and senior police figures were not made aware of the letter at the time, raising questions about how information of such potential significance was handled.

The Met did not investigate the allegations against Thomas Markle because the alleged offences were said to have taken place overseas. The report also says that, on Saturday night, the force was still trying to identify and locate the officer who had reportedly advised Meghan not to speak publicly.

That leaves an important question hanging over the entire episode: what exactly happened after the letter was handed to the Sussexes, and what steps, if any, were taken to follow up on its contents?

The officer’s reported promise to Meghan was clear: “Leave it with us, we’ll investigate it.” But the wider account suggests that the process was not as straightforward as those words might have implied. The allegations remain allegations, and Thomas Markle denies them, but the questions surrounding the handling of the letter deserve proper examination.

For Meghan, the experience must have been unsettling, particularly as a deeply personal family matter became caught up in royal and police procedures. The officer’s words may have reassured her at the time, but questions about what happened after the letter was handed over have now brought the whole episode back into the spotlight.