Meghan Markle’s father targeted by search in Mexico

Mexican authorities searched a storage unit rented by the father of Meghan Markle, the wife of Prince Harry, as part of an investigation into the possession of child pornography, the prosecution told AFP on Monday.

Last week, police in the Philippines reported the discovery of child abuse images in a former home of Thomas Markle, located in this Southeast Asian country.

Thomas Markle, 82, lived in Mexico before settling in Cebu in the Philippines in 2025. However, it was from the United States that he rejected the accusations against him.

The prosecutor’s office in the state of Baja California, which borders the United States, said it had received an anonymous report concerning the presence of “child pornography” in a storage unit rented by this retired cinematographer.

According to the investigation, the owner of the premises indicated that Thomas Markle had stopped paying his rent in 2024, but that his storage space had remained sealed.

The authorities reported having discovered “magazines of Asian origin” dating back around twenty years on site, without however specifying their contents. Computer equipment was also seized and is being transferred to the federal prosecutor’s office.

Questioned by the British tabloid Daily Mail, Thomas Markle on Friday rejected the accusations of possessing child abuse images, which he described as “a pile of lies”.

The Duchess of Sussex declared herself “deeply upset” on Friday by accusations of possession of child abuse images targeting her father.

She said she became aware in 2018 of a letter sent to the British police containing “disturbing allegations” concerning Thomas Markle, adding that her distancing from him had been motivated by the need to “protect” her two children.

After six years in the United States, Meghan, Prince Harry – youngest son of King Charles III – and their two children returned at the end of August to live in the United Kingdom.

The couple left the United Kingdom with a bang in 2020, against a backdrop of tensions with the royal family, of which they have no longer been active members.