{"id":44608,"date":"2026-05-16T18:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/44608\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:18:16","slug":"meghan-markle-announces-europe-visit-days-after-princess-kates-tour-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/44608\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle announces Europe visit days after Princess Kate’s tour in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meghan Markle is going to Switzerland (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Duchess of Sussex<\/a> will attend a memorial service in Switzerland on Sunday honoring individuals who lost their lives due to digital harm.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.”<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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The Duchess of Sussex will speak about children’s safety online (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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”.<\/p>\n

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Princess Kate spent two days in Italy this week (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n

Geneva Mayor Alfonso Gomez Cruz, several health ministers and child safety advocates are expected to attend the memorial.<\/p>\n

Online child safety advocate Amy Neville, whose son Alexander is featured in the exhibition, will be among the speakers.<\/p>\n

The exhibition will remain at Place des Nations through Friday, May 22, and will be accessible around the clock throughout the World Health Assembly.<\/p>\n

Visitors will also have the opportunity to hear the stories of the children featured in the memorial through its digital companion experience.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Princess Catherine made a triumphant return to overseas travel this week, carrying out her first working trip in three and a half years.<\/p>\n

The Princess spent two days in Reggio Emilia exploring an innovative approach to early childhood education developed in the country.<\/p>\n

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