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Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half brother ‘person of interest’ in child sexual abuse inquiry

The Guardian UK Thursday 05 November 2026, 17:20 UTC By Caroline Davies 1 min read
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Philippine authorities say there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but was not being treated as a suspectThe Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half brother, Thomas Markle Jr, has been named as a “person of interest” in the Philippine authorities’ inquiry into child sexual abuse image allegations made against her father, Thomas Markle Sr. The country’s interior and local government secretary, Jonvic Remulla, told a press conference in Manila there were “signs that...

Philippine authorities say there are ‘signs that point to Thomas Markle Jr’s involvement in crime’, but was not being treated as a suspect

The Duchess of Sussex’s estranged half brother, Thomas Markle Jr, has been named as a “person of interest” in the Philippine authorities’ inquiry into child sexual abuse image allegations made against her father, Thomas Markle Sr.

The country’s interior and local government secretary, Jonvic Remulla, told a press conference in Manila there were “signs that point that the son is involved in the crime as well”.

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