Overview
- Thomas Markle was arrested by U.S. authorities on Friday on a federal allegation of possessing child sexual abuse material and has been released under supervision while the case and related international inquiries continue.
- Meghan Markle attended the Lost Screen Memorial at the European Parliament but withdrew from a planned joint speech, with reports saying she did not feel emotionally strong enough to speak.
- Prince Harry delivered the keynote, urging EU lawmakers and tech companies to require more transparency, limit minors' exposure to harmful content, and be held accountable for predictable harms to children.
- The Lost Screen Memorial, created with Archewell’s Parents’ Network, displays 50 enlarged phone screens showing photos families shared to highlight deaths and severe harm tied to social media.
- A federal judge has ordered a psychiatric evaluation for Thomas Markle and authorities in the Philippines and Mexico are pursuing related leads, developments that are likely to keep legal scrutiny and intense media attention on the family while the Sussexes press their child-safety campaign.