# Thomas Markle scandal timeline > Royal Palace faces scrutiny over Thomas Markle's storage unit scandal and delayed police action. - Title: Thomas Markle scandal timeline · Dailymail | Shortify - Summary: Royal Palace faces scrutiny over Thomas Markle's storage unit scandal and delayed police action. Royal Palace must address Thomas Markle's storage unit… - Keywords: thomas markle, meghan markle, royal palace, fbi, mexican police, child pornography, storage unit, royal family, sussexes, met police, royals, celebrity - Source: Dailymail — https://dailymail.com/news/royals/article-16253489/thomas-markle-meghan-scandal-timeline-palace-robert-jobson.html?ito=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss - Published: 2026-11-01T23:58:56+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: thomas markle, meghan markle, royal palace, fbi, mexican police, child pornography, storage unit, royal family, sussexes, met police, royals, celebrity ## Storage unit discovery Mexican police raided Thomas Markle's Rosarito storage unit on Saturday morning. > There were incriminating magazines too. Books with disgusting titles, old VHS tapes with handwritten labels, references to the 'dark web' and instructions on how to wipe a hard drive ## 2019 letter to Palace In January 2019, a letter arrived at the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command with serious allegations about Markle's disturbing behavior abroad. > In January 2019, a letter arrived at the Met's Royalty and Specialist Protection Command, setting out serious allegations about Markle's disturbing behavior abroad ## Met's inaction The Met never shared the 2019 allegations with any other police force, despite having a duty to protect the royals. > The Met has now admitted it never shared the allegations with any other police force, anywhere ## Markle's background Markle Sr had no criminal record and a Hollywood career winning Emmys for lighting on General Hospital and Married... With Children. > Markle had no criminal record and a storied career in Hollywood having won a couple of Emmys for his work as a lighting director on ABC's long-running soap opera General Hospital and hit sit-com Married... With Children ## Markle Jr's discovery Markle's son found hundreds of images of child sex abuse in a storage unit in Cebu, Philippines. > According to Markle Jr, he found 'hundreds if not thousands' of images of child sex abuse in four boxes stored in a unit in Cebu ## Philippines police action Philippines police obtained a warrant to search Markle's storage unit after Markle Jr handed digital devices to authorities. > Markle Jr handed them, along with digital devices and hard drives, to police in the Philippines who swiftly obtained a warrant to search them ## FBI involvement The FBI will help Philippines police investigate whether American laws were broken in the storage unit case. > The FBI says it will help them and look at whether any American laws were broken ## Royal family reaction The Sussexes have not mentioned the 2019 letter despite it being a key factor in their relationship with the royal family. > Last week Meghan finally spoke. She says she learned of the allegations years ago and was told they were being investigated ## King's timing The King opens the Commonwealth summit in Antigua on Tuesday, where slavery and its legacy are top of the agenda. > The King must be furious about the timing. On Tuesday he opens the Commonwealth summit in Antigua, and slavery and its legacy are top of the agenda ## Markle's health Markle Sr is 82 and lost his left leg after a blood clot last December, currently in Florida rehab. > Markle Sr is 82. He lost his left leg after a blood clot last December and is in a rehab center in Florida ## Royal family history Prince Harry and Meghan's relationship began in 2017, with Harry warning William about the romance going too fast. > Remember William's warning. In Spare, Harry said his brother told him the romance was going too fast, too soon ## Netflix series The Netflix series Harry & Meghan came out in December 2022, focusing on Meghan's falling-out with her father. > In December 2022, nearly four years after that letter reached their office, the Netflix series Harry & Meghan came out ## Royal family response The Palace needs to tell the public what they knew about the 2019 letter and when they knew it. > The Palace, the Met and the Sussexes need to tell us what they knew and when they knew it. Seven years is long enough ## Key takeaway Royal Palace must address Thomas Markle's storage unit scandal and its problematic timeline after FBI and Mexican police found child pornography and disturbing materials.