Meghan Markle is going to Switzerland (Image: Getty)
Meghan Markle is set to travel to Europe this weekend for a significant event focused on children’s online safety, just days after the Princess of Wales wrapped up her two-day working visit to Italy.
The Duchess of Sussex will attend a memorial service in Switzerland on Sunday honoring individuals who lost their lives due to digital harm.
According to a statement issued on Friday, she will emphasize the urgent need for enhanced global safeguards for children in the digital space. Meghan will appear alongside World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the unveiling of the Lost Screen Memorial in Geneva.
Attendees, including international health officials, government ministers and families impacted by online harm, will view an exhibition featuring 50 illuminated lightboxes, each showcasing the mobile phone lock screen of a child whose life was lost to online violence and digital harm.
A statement from Meghan’s office on Friday said: “During the ceremony, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will pay tribute to the children remembered in the installation and underscore the urgent need for stronger global protections for children online.”
The WHO and Archewell Philanthropies, the charitable organization founded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are co-hosting the event, scheduled ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly.
The Duchess of Sussex will speak about children’s safety online (Image: Getty)
The initiative is also being conducted in collaboration with The Parents’ Network, a group of bereaved families campaigning for enhanced online safety measures for children and young people.
The memorial, a collaboration between Archewell and The Parents’ Network, debuted in New York City in April 2025 as part of the No Child Lost to Social Media campaign.
According to the statement, the memorial “seeks to highlight the measurable and preventable harms associated with online violence against children, including cyberbullying, grooming, sextortion, exposure to self-harm content and unsafe emerging technologies without adequate safeguards”.
Princess Kate spent two days in Italy this week (Image: Getty)
Geneva Mayor Alfonso Gomez Cruz, several health ministers and child safety advocates are expected to attend the memorial.
Online child safety advocate Amy Neville, whose son Alexander is featured in the exhibition, will be among the speakers.
The exhibition will remain at Place des Nations through Friday, May 22, and will be accessible around the clock throughout the World Health Assembly.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to hear the stories of the children featured in the memorial through its digital companion experience.
Meanwhile, Princess Catherine made a triumphant return to overseas travel this week, carrying out her first working trip in three and a half years.
The Princess spent two days in Reggio Emilia exploring an innovative approach to early childhood education developed in the country.
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