Meghan and Harry’s 2018 Knowledge of Allegations Questioned

WHO:

NY Post - Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are discussed in connection with claims about their knowledge of allegations concerning Meghan’s father.

The Washington Post - The Duchess of Sussex said she had been told about allegations concerning her estranged father.

NY Post - An unnamed source commented on what Meghan could have said about the accusations.

WHAT:

NY Post - The article questions Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s behavior toward her father amid a claim that they knew of “disturbing allegations” in 2018.

NY Post - An unnamed source said Meghan “could have said eight years ago that some troubling accusations have come to light, I will help whatever way I can.”

The Washington Post - The Duchess of Sussex said she had been told of “disturbing allegations” about her estranged father and had not allowed him any contact with her children.

WHEN:

The Washington Post - The Duchess of Sussex said she had been told about the allegations in 2018.

NY Post - The unnamed source referred to Meghan speaking “eight years ago.”

WHY:

The Washington Post - The Duchess of Sussex said she barred her father from contact with her children “to protect them.”

(UPDATED October 23, 2026 23:20 UTC)

Meghan Markle says she was told in 2018 about disturbing allegations concerning her estranged father, and that she barred him from contacting her children to protect them. The claims have prompted questions about what Meghan and Prince Harry knew and how they responded. An unnamed source said Meghan could have spoken publicly at the time, saying that troubling accusations had come to light and that she would help in whatever way she could. The source’s suggested statement referred to eight years ago. Meghan’s account is that she had been informed of the allegations, while her father was kept apart from her children. The dispute centers on the couple’s handling of the accusations and Meghan’s decision to prevent contact between her father and the children.