Met reviews handling of letter about Thomas Markle

The Metropolitan Police says it received a letter in January 2019 alleging offending outside the UK by Thomas Markle and passed it to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s office, but not to other law-enforcement agencies. The force is reviewing its handling of the letter and considering whether to refer the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). The Metropolitan Police said the letter was sent to its Protection Command to raise concerns about the Duchess of Sussex’s security. It reviewed the letter and decided to pass it to the couple’s office for their awareness. The force says it did not investigate the allegations in the letter and has not investigated them previously. Reports have identified Roslyn Loveless, Markle’s first wife, as the letter’s author. The basis for that identification has not been established in the accounts, and Markle disputes it. He said he did not believe Loveless, who died in 2024, had written the letter and called the account a setup. The letter’s sender is not identified in a separate description of a handwritten letter seen by ITV News. The Duchess previously recalled being shown a letter in 2018 and said she had been assured the...