A heartbroken woman in the Philippines sent Thomas Markle a desperate love letter after the future father of Meghan Markle abandoned her to return to Los Angeles, newly surfaced correspondence shows.
Markle, 80, is currently in federal custody in Florida after cutting off his ankle monitor following his November arrest on child pornography charges. The outlet obtained letters reportedly written by a woman he met during extended stays in Manila in the late 1980s, a period after his split from Doria Ragland, Meghan’s mother.
“Before I start my short letter, I like to say hello to you. I hope that you are in good condition. As for myself, I am always worried and crying because I think you don’t love me anymore,” the letter began.
The undated message detailed her physical and emotional deterioration in his absence. “You know Tom, when you were here in Manila last year, I became fat but beginning in December you said you will be coming back,” she wrote. “But you fail to come back and my life becomes so boring. I lost my hope of seeing you in person and I am always crying and cannot eat much. I can’t sleep well and I am always thinking of you.”
She noted her attempts to reach him had gone unanswered, and claimed illness had left her desperate to hear his voice, which would make her “happy.”
“Really I was very sad upon your sudden decision to leave the Philippines because you were bored,” the message continued. “Tom, God knows that I still love you very much. I hope that you will answer this letter and I am waiting for your call especially on my birthday. I know that you have still with you my telephone numbers. This is all for now. Always remember that I love you, Tom.”
A second letter obtained by the outlet showed her gratitude for financial support he had sent. “Hello, how are you? I hope your [sic] in the good health as you receive this letter of mine,” she wrote. “Bother to ask, I’m fine but still longing for your return. How come I keep on writing and receive no letter from you?”
“Tom, many thanks to the amount you sent last December before Christmas and have you receive my Christmas greeting cards?” the second message read. She listed two phone numbers and begged for contact, suggesting a vacation in Cebu. “Every time I feel lonely, I always call you but unfortunately I can’t contact you. It is hard to contact you by phone. If you still have time, try to write me or just even call me. I would like to hear from you,” she added.
Markle admitted in a recent Mail on Sunday interview to paying for sex in the Philippines but denied sleeping with underage girls.
The former cinematographer’s legal troubles began with an investigation by the Cebu City Police Office, first reported, after his son Thomas Jr. Allegedly discovered child sexual abuse materials in his home and storage unit. The outlet reporters also allegedly found similar materials in an abandoned storage unit near Markle’s home in Rosarito, Mexico, which they reported to the FBI.
FBI agents searched two storage units registered to Markle within the Central District of California on Oct. 30 and Nov. 4, finding material suspected of containing child sexual abuse imagery, according to a criminal complaint filed by special agent Laura Carter. The complaint also alleged Markle appeared in two images alongside an underage girl.
Markle was arrested on Nov. 6 in Florida, released on bond with orders to have no contact with minors, then detained again after removing his monitoring device. He “cut the bracelet off at 1:45 a.m.” on a Monday night, United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said.
A source close to Meghan Markle said this week that the Duchess is “devastated” by the allegations against her father. “She is devastated. This is her dad, someone she grew up trusting and was very close to for many years,” the source shared.
“The allegations are devastating for her. There’s a lot of sadness,” the insider added.
Markle told the Mail on Sunday in the same interview where he discussed his Philippines activities that he does not want to die estranged from Meghan.
Markle remains in federal custody in Florida as his case proceeds.