Prince Harry and Meghan move into new home as police find ‘explicit materials’ in Thomas Markle probe

Police investigating claims of child abuse material allegations against Thomas Markle Snr say they have found “explicit materials” on digital devices allegedly belonging to him.

Search warrants were carried out after a cache of digital devices and hard drives were given to police in the Philippines by his son, Thomas Markle Jnr, on Thursday.

Yesterday, authorities in Cebu confirmed videos of alleged child sexual abuse and exploitation had been discovered on the devices that allegedly belonged to the Duchess of Sussex’s father.

In a media conference held on Tuesday, Major General Wilson Asueta of the Philippine National Police said: “We were able to find that there are files consisting of several CSEAM [Anti-Child Sexual Abuse or Exploitation Materials Act] materials,” he said, The Telegraph UK reports.

“This will be subjected further to analysis. These are videos of a male and female minors, others are not minors doing sexual activities and of course, explicit materials.”

Police have not yet determined who produced the recordings, who owned the devices or whether Markle Snr appeared in any of the files.

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Further analysis will be carried out before a decision was made on criminal charges, he added.

“The investigation is going in the right direction,” he said.

A separate search was carried out in Mexico when authorities raided a storage unit previously rented by Markle Snr late last week.

Markle Snr has denied the allegations against him, describing them as “sick lies”.

The development came as Meghan’s father was moved to a care facility for those suffering dementia in Florida on Friday, The Sun reported.

But fear the development could hinder an FBI investigation into claims of child sex abuse.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Meghan have left the UK as the headlines around Markle Snr grow.

They are believed to be holidaying in Portugal during the school mid-term break but will return to Britain in the coming days.

Before arriving in Portugal, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are said to have found a permanent home in the Cotswolds.

Prince Harry and Meghan had been living in the main house on the estate belonging to a businessman friend while they searched for their own place.

Now, they have found their new long-term home − moving in to a different property on the same estate, although the exact location has not been disclosed the Daily Mail reports.

The Sussexes left the US in late August after six years, relocating to Britain and enrolling their two children Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five into a school close to their new home.

Meghan will move to Melbourne next year for several weeks as she films Junior MasterChef Australia.

The duchess will co-host the series but it’s not yet known if Prince Harry, or their children, will join Meghan Down Under for the project.