Buckingham Palace was reportedly "blindsided" by allegations involving Meghan Markle's estranged father, former Hollywood lighting director Thomas Markle Sr.The Sun reported on Oct.22 that Thomas Markle Jr.
said he found "hundreds, if not thousands" of images depicting child sexual abuse while clearing out boxes at his father's former home in Cebu, Philippines.Markle Jr.
told the newspaper that he reported the images to Philippine police and contacted the FBI in the U.S.The 82-year-old Markle denied the allegations to the Daily Mail, telling the newspaper: "I'm shocked, I'm hurt, and I'm very upset that my son is making these accusations against me.I could never do what I'm being accused of.
It's the worst thing anyone could accuse me of."PRINCE HARRY MAKING 'BIG MISTAKE' THAT COULD DESTROY CHANCE OF ROYAL RECONCILIATION: EXPERTMeghan Markle allegedly protected her two kids from her father, Thomas Markle Sr.(Getty Images)Fox News Digital reached out to Markle Sr.
for comment."Following the report, I made more than 40 phone calls to royal sources over the weekend, and nobody I spoke to had heard anything about these allegations before the story broke in The Sun," Kinsey Schofield, host of the YouTube show "Kinsey Schofield Unfiltered," told Fox News Digital.Meghan Markle said her decision to distance herself was intended to protect her children.(Getty Images)"My understanding is that Buckingham Palace was blindsided," she said.
"They find themselves dragged into another controversy involving [the Sussexes].And the allegations are deeply disturbing."WATCH: BUCKINGHAM PALACE WAS 'BLINDSIDED' BY THOMAS MARKLE SR.
ALLEGATIONS: EXPERTFox News Digital reached out to Buckingham Palace for comment.In a statement sent to Fox News Digital, Meghan wrote: "I am deeply distressed at the news that has come to light in the last 24 hours, and my thoughts are with any children who may have been harmed.In 2018, a letter was sent to the Metropolitan Police and Royalty and Specia...