Meghan Markle will travel to Switzerland this weekend for a major child safety initiative tied to Archewell Philanthropies. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, is set to attend the inauguration of the Lost Screen Memorial in Geneva’s Place des Nations on May 17, ahead of the 79th World Health Assembly. According to AOL, Meghan will appear alongside World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, global health leaders and families whose children are being honored through the installation. The trip continues her public push for stronger protections for children in digital spaces.
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The memorial is hosted by the World Health Organization and Archewell Philanthropies. It features 50 illuminated lightboxes, each showing the lock screen image of a child who died after online violence or digital harm. Meghan is expected to pay tribute to the children remembered there and stress the need for stronger international safeguards. The installation will remain in Geneva through May 22. Amy Neville, an advocate for online child safety whose son Alexander is included in the memorial, is also scheduled to speak during the ceremony.
Lost Screen Memorial Expands Beyond New York
The project arrives in Geneva after its debut in New York City in April as part of the No Child Lost to Social Media campaign. Created by Archewell Philanthropies in partnership with The Parents’ Network, the memorial aims to show the real-world toll of cyberbullying, grooming, sextortion and exposure to self-harm material. The display also addresses risks linked to emerging technologies that lack proper safeguards. Its visual approach is direct and personal, using phone images to reflect lives cut short and the families left behind.
Meghan Markle Speaks on Child Safety
At the New York launch, Meghan said, "These are families that we have been working with for several years. No matter how polarized the world is, or what people may or may not agree on, one thing that we can all agree on is that our children should be safe. All of our children should be safe, and I think tonight, all of these stories solidify that," according to People. Her remarks placed the focus on a shared concern that crosses politics and public debate: protecting children from online systems that can expose them to serious harm.
Prince Harry Links Digital Harm to Real Loss
Prince Harry also addressed the issue at the Manhattan event, saying, "These children were not sick. Their deaths were not inevitable—they were exposed to, and in many cases were pushed harmful content online, the kind any child could encounter. No child should be exploited, groomed, or preyed upon in digital spaces. To the platforms, they may be seen as statistics. To their families, they were cherished and irreplaceable," Harry told People Magazine. Meghan and Harry have both tied this work to personal experience, with Meghan previously saying she was "bullied and attacked" daily for years on social media.
