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The Duchess of Sussex made her first public appearance since her father, Thomas Markle, was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material.
Meghan Markle, along with her husband, Prince Harry, arrived at the European Parliament in Brussels, where she is taking part in an event dedicated to children's online safety.
This event is part of a wider campaign by the couple to support families who have lost children who have encountered dangerous manipulations on the Internet and social networks.
Meghan was expected to give a speech at the event, but she pulled out and Harry will speak alone.
Sources close to the family of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex say the last two weeks have been emotionally difficult for them.
Meghan's father, Thomas Markle, is currently under house arrest and electronic monitoring after appearing in court in Florida on Friday on charges of possessing child sexual abuse images. He previously denied these allegations.
Megan has not maintained a relationship with her father for several years. He did not attend her wedding in Windsor in 2018, citing "poor health" at the time.
When reports emerged last month that Thomas Markle was in possession of child sexual abuse images, Meghan issued a statement saying she was "deeply shocked by the news" and hoped that "justice will be fully served."
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On Tuesday at the European Parliament in Brussels, Harry and Meghan will unveil the Lost Screen Memorial, which was first opened in New York last year and has now moved to Europe.
The memorial, created with support from their charity Archewell, is a moving collection of photographs of young people who their parents believe died as a result of harm caused to them on social media. Each photo is a snapshot of a son or daughter that the mother or father kept on their phone.
Among them is a photo of 13-year-old Breck Bednar from Surrey, who died in 2014. His parents believe he was the victim of a criminal who contacted him online through gaming apps and social networks and gradually gained his trust.
Another photo shows Jules Sweeney from Gloucestershire, who took his own life in 2022. His parents claim his time spent on social media following the coronavirus lockdown was a contributing factor to his death.
Last April, BBC Breakfast spoke to Harry and Meghan as the Lost Screen Memorial was unveiled to the public for the first time in New York.
"As polarized as the world is," Meghan told the BBC at the time, "there is one thing we can all agree on: our children need to be safe, all our children need to be safe."
The couple want their campaign to increase pressure on the tech giants that run social media to better support families who have lost a child.
"These companies get away with it because they say they don't have to tell you information," Prince Harry said emotionally in an interview with BBC Breakfast last year.
“You're telling parents, fathers and mothers, that they can't get detailed information about what their child has been doing on social media because of the need to protect their privacy. And you say this to parents who raised their child from early childhood. This is wrong,” Harry said.
In his speech on Tuesday, Prince Harry intends to talk about the commitments made by technology companies and raise questions about whether they have led to any real change.
He is not expected to comment directly on the allegations against Thomas Markle.
Harry will also take part in a panel discussion focusing on the responsibilities of tech companies and the experiences of young people and their families.
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