Meghan skips Brussels child-safety speech after father's court appearance

Meghan Markle has withdrawn from delivering a joint keynote on child safety at the European Parliament in Brussels, citing emotional difficulty after her father, Thomas Markle Sr., appeared in court on charges of possessing child-abuse material. The duchess will still travel with Prince Harry and attend the event, but will not speak.

"She’s just not strong enough, emotionally, to be doing any public speaking right now," a source told The Telegraph.

Harry will now give a solo address at the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial, an installation honoring children who died after online harm, and will later join a panel on digital safety for children. The couple will also view the memorial exhibition, which features smartphone-shaped light boxes displaying lock-screen images of victims.

A spokesperson for the duchess confirmed that she will accompany Harry to the event but will not take the podium. The court imposed travel restrictions on Thomas Markle Sr. and ordered a psychiatric evaluation; he was released on bail and faces a future hearing in California.