Meghan and Harry do first public event since her father's arrest
Also reported by BBC Top Stories, Newsweek
Summary
Prince Harry and Meghan attended an online child-safety event at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday. Meghan withdrew from their planned joint speech but attended the event, while Harry delivered the remarks alone. Her father, Thomas Markle Sr., was arrested in Florida after federal prosecutors charged him with possessing images of child sexual abuse; he denies wrongdoing.Key Facts
- The event marked Harry and Meghan’s first public appearance since Thomas Markle Sr.’s arrest.
- The Lost Screen Memorial event focused on online abuse and the exploitation of children.
- Harry said children deserve to feel safe in places including classrooms and playgrounds.
- A royal editor told CBS News that Meghan withdrew from the speech because she was very emotional, but attended in solidarity.
- The FBI affidavit says investigators found slides, film negatives and books in two Los Angeles storage units; some photographs appeared to show children in various stages of undress.
- Police in the Philippines said in late October that they were investigating alleged child sexual abuse materials found at Markle’s former home in Cebu.
- A U.S. judge ordered Markle to undergo a psychiatric evaluation by Nov. 20, citing reasonable cause to believe he may be mentally incompetent to stand trial.
- Meghan has said she is deeply distressed by the allegations and wants to cooperate with investigations, according to the article.
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