Who was Roslyn Loveless? First wife of Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle who had written letter to London police making serious claims about him

A letter sent to he Metropolitan Police in London making a series of allegations against Thomas Markle, the father of Meghan Markle, was written by his first wife Roslyn Loveless, according to the BBC. As per reports, images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to Thomas, now 82, had been found in his former home in the Philippines. Thomas, who is based in the United States, denies the allegations. Here is all you need to know about Roslyn, who died in 2024.

What is known about Roslyn?

Roslyn was born in October 1945 and hailed from New Mexico, US, according to The Independent. Not much is known about her education and early life. She moved to Chicago when she was a teenager and worked a clerical job at the Illinois Railway Company. Roslyn reportedly survived cancer before her death in 2024.


In an interview with the Daily Mirror, Roslyn revealed that she first met Thomas at a house party in 1963. She was 17 at that time and described then 20-year-old Thomas as a "tall, handsome man" who had "a great sense of humor and charming smile."

Roslyn and Thomas got married in 1964. They shared two children -- daughter Samantha and son Thomas Jr. Roslyn and Thomas got a divorce in 1975. Four years later, Thomas married Doria Ragland, with whom he welcomed Meghan in 1981. Thomas and Doria parted ways in 1987.

Roslyn accused Thomas of abandonment

In 2019, Roslyn accused Thomas of infidelity, neglect, and verbal abuse during their marriage, according to the Daily Mirror. She said that her former husband had hardly supported the family financially, and at one point, abandoned her and their children at his parents’ house in Pennsylvania.

"Tom was living a single life in Chicago while we were barely surviving. It was left to his parents to feed and clothe us all," she said at the time. Thomas has denied these claims. Roslyn also said that he used cocaine, to which he reportedly admitted.

How did allegations against Thomas resurface?

Last week, Meghan's half-brother told The Sun newspaper that he found a stash of child sexual abuse images belonging to his father at his former Philippines home. He also apologized to Meghan for initially siding with their father with regards to the matter.

The US Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has confirmed that it is aware of the allegations. Authorities in the Philippines have also confirmed that they are probing the accusations.

Currently, Thomas is reportedly living in a Florida rehabilitation facility, where he is learning to walk again after having his leg amputated.