The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan, has said she is "deeply distressed" over accusations involving child sexual abuse images against her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr, according to a report by Caroline Davies in The Guardian.

The Guardian reported that Meghan issued a statement in which she revealed she had been made aware of allegations against her father in 2018 by the Metropolitan police. The available summary breaks off after the statement is introduced, so the remainder of the statement is not described here.

CBS News reported separately that Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is facing a probe in the Philippines over alleged possession of child abuse materials.

The two reports describe different matters, and neither summary makes clear how they are connected. The Guardian's account refers to contact with the Metropolitan police in 2018, while CBS News's account refers to a probe in the Philippines. Neither summary gives a date for that probe. Each outlet's summary is short, and neither gives the full context of its report.

The summaries also use different terms for the claims. The Guardian refers to accusations and allegations involving child sexual abuse images, while CBS News refers to alleged possession of child abuse materials. Neither summary says whether any charges have been filed.

Neither The Guardian nor CBS News reports a response from Thomas Markle to the claims in the summaries available for this account, and this story is limited to the points those summaries state. Neither outlet's summary identifies the court or authority handling the matters.

Sources: The Guardian: Duchess of Sussex ‘deeply distressed’ over child sexual abuse image claims against father; CBS News: Meghan "deeply distressed" as dad faces child abuse material probe.