Meghan Markle Makes Powerful Call to Action During Emotional Appearance in Switzerland
The installation features 50 lightboxes and urges parents, lawmakers and tech companies to do more to protect children from online harm.
- On Sunday, The Duchess of Sussex inaugurated the 'Lost Screen Memorial' at Place des Nations in Geneva, an art installation featuring 50 illuminated lightboxes honoring children who died following digital harm.
- Archewell Philanthropies, founded by The Duchess and Prince Harry, created the memorial with The Parents' Network, which was first unveiled in New York City in April 2025 to support bereaved families.
- During the ceremony, The Duchess stated, "Behind me stands The Lost Screen Memorial," and warned that "Children today are being shaped by systems designed to capture attention at any cost."
- Markle urged parents to set an example by limiting their own social media usage, while encouraging families to contact elected officials to demand new laws protecting youth from online harm.
- The exhibition remains on display through the 79th World Health Assembly, which ends Friday, with The Duchess attending alongside World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Duchess Meghan appears visibly emotional in Geneva. In a moving speech at the "Lost Screen Memorial" she finds clear words and fights for the protection of children on the Internet.
Meghan Markle has travelled to Switzerland this weekend to raise awareness of the importance of creating safer digital spaces, one of the main public concerns of both the Duchess of Sussex and her husband, Prince Henry. On Sunday, May 17, 44-year-old Markle took part in the opening ceremony of The Lost Screen Memorial, a monument reminiscent of the children who lost their lives as a result of the damage suffered on social networks. The event too…
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