# Meghan Markle holds Prince Harry’s hand, stays silent as she makes first public appearance since dad Thomas Markle Sr. charged over child porn trove

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/meghan-markle-holds-prince-harrys-hand-stays-silent-as-she-makes-first-public-appearance-since-dad-thomas-markle-sr-charged-over-child-porn-trove/
- Published: 2026-11-10T09:24:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T10:34:45+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://pagesix.com/2026/11/10/royal-family/meghan-markle-holds-prince-harrys-hand-stays-silent-as-she-makes-first-public-appearance-since-dad-thomas-markle-sr-charged-over-child-porn-trove/
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Meghan attended an online child safety event in Brussels with Prince Harry.
- She pulled out of a planned speech and did not address reporters.
- Her father faces charges after investigators seized 78 items from storage units.

## Summary

Meghan Markle made her first public appearance since her estranged father, Thomas Markle Sr., was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material. She attended an online child safety event at the European Parliament in Brussels with Prince Harry, holding his hand and declining to answer journalists’ questions; she had withdrawn from a planned speech, reportedly because she did not feel “strong enough”.

The couple attended the opening of the Lost Screen Memorial, an installation of 50 phones showing lock screens of children who died after experiencing harm on social media. US authorities say Markle Sr.’s son reported suspected material found in two Los Angeles-area storage units; investigators seized 78 items. Markle Sr. was released on bond, barred from contact with minors and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. He has not been convicted.

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