Meghan Markle will no longer deliver joint EU speech with Prince Harry
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Key Points:
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, will not participate in a planned joint speech on digital safety and child protection with Prince Harry at the European Parliament on Tuesday, following her father's recent arrest.
- Thomas Markle Sr. was arrested by the FBI in Florida for possession of child pornography, with illegal materials reportedly found in storage units he rented in Los Angeles.
- Markle appeared in U.S. District Court in Tampa, Florida, was released on his own recognizance, and placed under home detention with electronic monitoring.
- Markle has denied previous allegations of possessing child sex abuse material, which are under investigation by Philippine authorities, while Meghan has expressed distress over the situation but has not made recent public comments.
- The scheduled speech was to be Harry and Meghan's first joint overseas engagement since their return to the UK in August.
