"What was she doing between 2019 and 2025": Author questions Meghan Markle's account of her father's alleged child pornography possession

Meghan Markle's complicated relationship with her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., has once again come into the spotlight after the latter's recent arrest. Markle Sr. was arrested on November 6 at a senior care facility in Florida by federal agents on one count of possession of child pornography.

According to CBS News, the Duchess of Sussex stated she had been aware of the allegations against her father since 2018 when a letter was forwarded to her by London authorities. Speculations were originally raised when Markle Sr. was absent from Markle and Prince Harry's royal wedding at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in May 2018. While his initial absence was attributed to health issues and a paparazzi scandal, Meghan Markle has recently maintained that her ultimate decision to completely distance herself and Prince Harry from her father was rooted in these troubling allegations.

But after Markle Sr.'s recent arrest, NewsNation's Katie Pavlich raised questions about the Duchess's timeline. In a recent segment on Katie Pavlich Tonight, the host invited author Allison Weiner to share her thoughts on how Markle claimed to know about the allegations in 2018, whereas London's Metropolitan Police later confirmed they didn't receive the letter from his ex-wife until January 2019.

Author Allison Weiner further dissected the Duchess's account:

"First of all, she jumped on it as an excuse for 2018. Then she found out it was 2019. But if the letter was given to Prince Harry's office and she saw it in 2019, what was she doing between 2019 and 2025?"

What has Meghan Markle said about her father's allegations?

Following Thomas Markle Sr.'s arrest in Florida, the Duchess reiterated that her decision to distance herself, Prince Harry, and their two children stemmed from the gravity of the allegations.

Allison Weiner presented a possible explanation behind the Duchess's decision in 2025:

"She finally wrote a letter to her father, distancing herself and saying never to see their grandchildren. I think what happened in 2025 is that she found out there was an investigation that was really going forward."

Weiner added that 2019 was a turbulent time for Meghan Markle. In addition to the alleged tension with the Royal family, Markle was likely dealing with her father's allegations, which further affected her emotional well-being and mental health. Capping off the segment, Weiner questioned Markle's lack of active involvement in the matter:

"[If you were told] a member of your family is a p*d*phile, wouldn't you check in to see, hey, the FBI has an investigation going? She hasn't hesitated to insert herself into all kinds of other issues, claiming that the press was responsible for a lot of her emotional distress...I would have thought she would have been a little more active, particularly as a mom."

The FBI discovered child s*xual abuse material from two Los Angeles-area storage units rented by Markle Sr. for nearly two decades. The units contained approximately 78 items, including slides, film negatives, books and alleged explicit photographs of minors. In a statement to CBS News, Bill Essayli, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, said the allegations against Markle Sr. are serious and that, if found guilty, he would be prosecuted 'to the fullest extent of federal law.'

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If found guilty, Meghan Markle's father could serve up to 20 years in prison.

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