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Meghan Markle will no longer speak at online child safety event in Brussels

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Meghan Markle will no longer speak at an upcoming online child safety event hosted by the European Parliament in Brussels on November 10 due to distress over her father’s arrest for possessing child sexual abuse photos. Her husband Prince Harry, however, is still scheduled to attend and deliver a speech at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial there. Meghan's decision not to participate stems from her statement last month expressing deep concern about these allegations against her father Thomas Markle, whom she has been estranged from since before her wedding in 2018.
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Meghan Markle has withdrawn from delivering a joint speech with Prince Harry on online child safety at the European Parliament in Brussels, following her father's arrest for possession of child abuse material. The 45-year-old Duchess was initially scheduled to speak alongside Harry but decided not to address the audience due to emotional distress, according to sources close to her. Her father, Thomas Markle Sr, appeared in court on Friday in Tampa, Florida, where travel restrictions were imposed by a judge. Meghan will still attend the event with Harry but will not make any public remarks.

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The 82-year-old denied the accusations of possessing child sexual abuse material when they initially came to light, telling the Daily Mail they were untrue and “sick lies”. Meghan has been estranged from her father since the run-up to her marriage to Harry, King Charles’ younger son, in 2018. She said in her statement in October that she had known about the allegations against him since 2018 and had prevented him from having contact with her children – Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – to protect them.
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Meghan Markle will no longer speak at online child safety event in Brussels AI generated asserted
Markle → speak → Brussels
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, will no longer address a European Parliament gathering on online child safety issues on Nov 10, her first public event since her father was charged with possessing child sexual abuse photos. asserted
father → address → photos
The couple are still expected to appear in Brussels, where Harry will deliver a speech at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial. asserted
Harry → expect → Memorial
A spokesman said he would not make any reference to the arrest of Thomas Markle, Meghan’s estranged father, in Florida last week. asserted
he → say → Florida
The Daily Telegraph reported that Meghan, who said in a statement in October that she was “deeply distressed” over the allegations about her father, did not feel “strong enough” to speak at the event, as had been planned. asserted
she → report → event
Thomas Markle was charged last week with possession of child sexual abuse photos, including photographs of himself with naked underage girls, found in rented storage units in California. asserted
Markle → charge → California
The 82-year-old denied the accusations of possessing child sexual abuse material when they initially came to light, telling the Daily Mail they were untrue and “sick lies”. Meghan has been estranged from her father since the run-up to her marriage to Harry, King Charles’ younger son, in 2018. She said in her statement in October that she had known about the allegations against him since 2018 and had prevented him from having contact with her children – Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five – to protect them. asserted
she → deny → them
In Brussels, Harry and Meghan are expected to join European Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial, an art installation commemorating children who have lost their lives as a result of suffering harm on social media. asserted
who → expect → media
The couple first launched the memorial in New York in 2025 through their charitable organisation Archewell, which they set up in 2020 after stepping back from royal duties and moving to the United States. asserted
they → launch → States
Their trip to Brussels follows an appearance in Nottingham in October, their first joint appearance since they moved back to live in Britain. asserted
they → follow → Britain
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