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Met Police confirms 2019 letter about Meghan's father
The Met says it passed the January 2019 letter to the Sussexes' office, did not share it with other agencies, and is reviewing its handling; a bureaucratic classic.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from Weekend Edition at 8:32 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Met Police confirms it received 2019 letter with "number of claims" about Meghan's father”, with reporting from Brit Brief, Jingletree and GB News.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 8:32 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Meghan.
- BBN covered this story before: Meghan responds to father probe reports; Hawks rout Hornets (October 24).
The real story
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- BBCMet Police confirms it received 2019 letter with "number of claims" about Meghan's father
- Brit BriefMet Police confirms it received letter about Meghan Markle's father - Brit Brief October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
- JingletreeMet Police say letter with claims about Meghan's father not shared with other law enforcement - Jingletree October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
- GB NewsThomas Markle: Met Police confirms it received letter in 2019 about ‘number of claims’ relating to Meghan Markle's father October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Metropolitan Police confirms it received a letter in January twenty nineteen containing, in its words, a number of claims about alleged offending outside the United Kingdom, and the claims concern Meghan's father.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Met says it passed the letter to the Sussexes' office but did not share it with other law enforcement agencies, and it is now reviewing how it handled the matter.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA review. Lovely. That's what you call a filing cabinet with a press office.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNext, a Gallup poll says eighty percent of employers would prefer a candidate with a college degree, even when the job does not require one.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd forty-eight percent say degrees will matter more in the age of AI, so the robots have not taken the diploma wall yet.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFour years of study, and the robot still gets the interview.
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