Harry Gives Solo Child Safety Speech in Brussels

Prince Harry delivered a solo address at the European Parliament in Brussels on November 10, while Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended the child online safety event but did not give her planned speech. The couple opened the Lost Screen Memorial, a travelling installation commemorating children who died after experiencing online harm.

Harry told the assembly that children should be able to use the internet to find interests and connections, and said they deserve to feel safe wherever they are. He spoke of supporting parents who have lost children to online harm and advocated preventing harm before it happens. His speech did not directly refer to his father-in-law, Thomas Markle.

Meghan sat in the audience as Harry spoke. A spokesperson for the Duchess said she would accompany him to the event but would not speak. An anonymous source cited in reports attributed her withdrawal to not feeling emotionally strong enough for public speaking after her father’s arrest. The spokesperson did not give a reason.

The appearance was Meghan’s first in public since her father was arrested in Florida and charged with one count of possessing child sexual abuse material. US authorities allege the...