Meghan to attend memorial honouring children lost to online violence

16 May 2026 • 8:23 AM MYT
The Independent
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Meghan to attend memorial honouring children lost to online violence

  • The Duchess of Sussex is scheduled to attend the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial in Geneva, Switzerland, this Sunday.
  • She will join Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), at the event.
  • The memorial features an installation of 50 illuminated lightboxes, each displaying the mobile phone lockscreen image of a child who tragically died due to online violence and digital harm.
  • The Duchess will pay tribute to the children remembered in the installation and underscore the urgent need for stronger global protections for children online.
  • Co-hosted by the WHO and Archewell Philanthropies, the memorial aims to highlight measurable and preventable harms associated with online violence against children, including cyberbullying and sextortion.

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