EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle Called Herself a 'Daddy's Girl' Four Years After Police Letter About Alleged 'Child Abuser' Dad
Oct. 31 2026, Published 2:00 p.m. ET
Meghan Markle described herself as a lifelong "Daddy's Girl" in a Netflix documentary – four years after she said she later learned of a letter sent to police in 2018 containing disturbing allegations about her estranged father.
RadarOnline.com can reveal the Duchess of Sussex, 45, made the affectionate remark in the 2022 series Harry & Meghan, after the reported letter concerning Thomas Markle Sr., 82, reached London's Metropolitan Police.
'I've Been A Daddy's Girl My Whole Life'
The contrast has attracted renewed attention on the Duchess following allegations about suspected child sexual abuse material recovered from her father's former home in the Philippines.
Markle Sr. denies any wrongdoing.
Reflecting on their once-close relationship, Meghan said: "I've been a Daddy's Girl my whole life."
The remark described a childhood in which her father, a Hollywood lighting director, encouraged her ambitions, took her to dance classes and introduced her to television production.
Meghan visited him on sets and recalled how he support...