Meghan Markle to Attend Geneva Lost Screen Memorial With WHO
The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is traveling to Geneva, Switzerland, this weekend to join World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the inauguration of the Lost Screen Memorial, an installation intended to draw attention to harms faced by children online. Markle, 44, is expected to arrive for the ceremony at Place des Nations ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly, with the event scheduled for Sunday.
Markle’s trip was preceded by a personal post on Instagram in which she shared a mirror selfie from inside her wardrobe showing her four-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet, helping with her outfit. The post, captioned Mamas little helper, depicted the child kneeling beside her as she prepared her shoes, and it was accompanied by additional images shared on Instagram Stories.
Her office said she will pay tribute to children commemorated in the memorial and underscore the need for stronger protections for children online. The memorial features 50 illuminated lightboxes, each displaying a mobile phone lock screen image of a child who died as a result of online violence and digital harm. Organizers said the initiative is meant to highlight...