Meghan Markle said her decision to keep her father away from her children was solely to protect them, despite media reports suggesting otherwise. (AFP pic)LONDON: Prince Harry's wife Meghan said Friday she was "deeply distressed" following accusations her father had possessed images of child abuse, adding she had blocked contact between him and her children over previous "troubling and disturbing" allegations.

The Sun, Daily Mail and Telegraph newspapers reported Friday that images had allegedly been found among her father Thomas Markle's possessions at his former home in the Philippines.

After the reports, Meghan revealed that in 2018 she had seen a letter sent to London's Metropolitan Police making similar accusations.