Meghan Markle did not flee the UK to escape the fallout from the child pornography investigation involving her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., according to multiple royal sources. <\/p>\n
Page Six has confirmed that the Sussexes and their children \u2014 Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5 \u2014 jetted overseas to an unknown location<\/a> to take advantage of the UK\u2019s school half-term break.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t describe Meghan as having fled the UK following the allegations against her father,\u201d royal journalist Andrea Caamano exclusively told Page Six. <\/p>\n Meghan Markle (seen here in April 2022) left the UK amid her dad\u2019s scandal because her kids are on school break, several sources confirmed. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Markle and Prince Harry (seen here in November 2023) traveled overseas with their two kids. BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cWe know the news broke while she was already out of the country with her family for the October half-term holidays,\u201d she explained, adding, \u201cSome schools have a two-week break in the UK, so the timing appears to be coincidental rather than a deliberate decision to escape the headlines.\u201d <\/p>\n Royal commentator Kinsey Schofield agreed, telling Page Six that schools across Britain are currently on their October half-term break. <\/p>\n \u201cHarry and Meghan may simply be taking advantage of the school holiday to spend time with their children while allowing some of the controversy to settle,\u201d Schofield said. <\/p>\n Both insiders believe their family getaway isn\u2019t expected to last much longer. <\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t be surprised if their retreat from the spotlight lasts about as long as the children\u2019s half-term holiday,\u201d Schofield said. <\/p>\n \u201cHarry and Meghan (seen here in February 2024) may simply be taking advantage of the school holiday to spend time with their children while allowing some of the controversy to settle,\u201d Kinsey Schofield said. BACKGRID<\/p>\n The As Ever founder (seen here in February 2019) is expected to return at the end of the week, Andrea Caamano said. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Caamano, the co-host of Hello!\u2019s \u201cA Right Royal Podcast,\u201d expects the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their kids \u2014 Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet \u2014 to return to the UK by the end of this week, just in time for their kids to resume school after their break. <\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t anticipate this becoming a prolonged retreat from public life,\u201d Caamano said. \u201cMeghan has been incredibly busy with her latest As ever launches, particularly the new holiday collection, and I fully expect her to continue promoting her business. As we say here in Britain, it\u2019s very much a case of \u2018keep calm and carry on.’\u201d <\/p>\n We\u2019re told their escape is more of a well-timed break from the negative headlines.<\/p>\n Thomas Markle Sr. (seen here with Meghan when she was younger) is being investigated for possessing child pornography. Channel 5<\/p>\n Her estranged dad (seen here in 2019) denied the allegations. \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t believe the Sussexes have any intention of abandoning their ambitions in Britain,\u201d Schofield said. \u201cThis may be less of a strategic retreat and more of a convenient opportunity to let the headlines cool down.\u201d <\/p>\n Caamano shared that being away during this \u201cdistressing\u201d time has \u201cno doubt been a small blessing in disguise.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cA friend told us this week that Meghan is incredibly upset\u2026But she is being supported by those closest to her,\u201d Caamano said. \u201cMany friends, both in the UK and abroad, have been reaching out to offer their support.\u201d <\/p>\n The journalist also told us that the couple is protecting their peace <\/a>by staying off social media. <\/p>\n Thomas Sr. (seen above in July) was accused by his son, Thomas Markle Jr. BACKGRID<\/p>\n The damning photos and videos were allegedly found in the Philippines home of Thomas Sr. (seen here in May). GDoggy \/ Karl Larsen PR Photos \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cPrince Harry told us himself last month that he is not on social media, and neither is Meghan, despite her having two Instagram accounts,\u201d Caamano said. \u201cThey have people who help manage and publish content on their behalf, allowing them to take a step back from social media for the sake of their mental health.\u201d <\/p>\n Meghan, 45, and Harry, 42, got out of dodge just days after news surfaced that Thomas Sr. was being investigated for possessing a trove of child pornography.<\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s just really, really upset,\u201d a friend close to the As Ever founder told Hello! magazine Monday.<\/p>\n Thomas Markle Jr., Meghan\u2019s half-brother, claimed he found child sexual abuse images and videos in their father\u2019s belongings at his home in the Philippines. Thomas Sr. is now being investigated by local authorities. <\/p>\n Thomas Sr. has denied the allegations,<\/a> calling them \u201csick lies.\u201d His other daughter, Samantha Markle, defended her father and accused Thomas Jr. of lying. <\/a><\/p>\n Markle (seen here in September 2023) called the claims \u201cdeeply distressing.\u201d BACKGRID<\/p>\n The former actress (seen here with Harry in February 2024) admitted to knowing about the allegations for years. BACKGRID<\/p>\n Meghan, who has been estranged from her dad since 2018, called the accusations \u201cdeeply distressing\u201d <\/a>and admitted to being aware of the claims for years. <\/p>\n \u201cI hope it can now be understood that, despite certain media publications\u2019 distortion over the years, any distance from my father and my choice to not allow him to have contact with our children was for one reason: to protect them,\u201d Markle said in part. \u201cI trusted that the authorities were doing the same for other families.\u201d<\/p>\n Meghan and Harry, who moved back to Britain in August<\/a> after living in California for six years, had just made their first joint public appearance <\/a>since their return earlier this month. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle did not flee the UK to escape the fallout from the child pornography investigation involving her…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":949951,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[49,48,75,282,1066,1065,1069,218695],"class_list":["post-949950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-exclusive","tag-meghan-markle","tag-prince-harry","tag-royal-family","tag-thomas-markle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949950","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=949950"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/949950\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/949951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=949950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=949950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=949950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}