Meghan Markle made a shock cease in Uvalde, Texas, to pay her respects to these killed in the tragic college capturing.

On Could 26, the Duchess of Sussex, 40, traveled to the town’s Uvalde County Courthouse to go to a memorial for the 19 kids and two lecturers who had been killed within the Could 24 mass capturing at Robb Elementary Faculty.  

“Immediately, Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex visited Uvalde, Texas,” a spokesperson for the Sussexes mentioned, per NBC. “She took this journey in a private capability as a mom, to supply her condolences and help in particular person to a neighborhood experiencing unimaginable grief.” 

Joined by a bodyguard, Meghan, who lives in California and is mother to Archie and Lili, stored a low profile whereas on the memorial. She wore a navy ballcap, white t-shirt, blue denims and sneakers. Her husband, Prince Harry, and their kids weren’t in attendance.

Whereas sharing her condolences, Meghan could possibly be seen strolling across the memorial and observing its crosses, which every maintain the title of one of many 21 victims. She positioned a bouquet of white roses on the cross for Uziyah Garcia.