Meghan Markle surprised viewers when she appeared in casual clothes at a memorial for the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde.
Meghan Markle has made a surprise appearance at a memorial to the Texas school shooting, where she was seen laying flowers.
The Duchess of Sussex was photographed placing a bouquet of white roses outside the UValde County Courthouse, not far from Robb Elementary School, where 19 young children and two teachers were killed by Salvador Ramos. 18-year-old in Tuesday’s mass shooting.
The duchess was casually dressed in blue jeans, white slippers, a gray T-shirt, and a cap.
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Meghan was also seen wearing Princess Diana’s $ 23,000 Cartier Tank Watch.
A spokeswoman for the Duchess said soPeoplethat Meghan made the trip as “personal as a mother, to offer condolences and personal support to a community experiencing unimaginable pain.”
The flight time from Meghan’s house in Montecito, California to Uvalde, Texas is about three hours.
With her bodyguard nearby, Meghan paid her respects alongside crosses left in memory of the victims of the Uvalde shooting.
The roses, which were beautifully wrapped in purple ribbon, were placed with a cross for 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia, who said, “You will be missed.” The Los Angeles Timesreports.
Meghan’s surprise appearance comes after her father was unable to speak after suffering a “severe stroke”.
Thomas Markle Sr., 77, was hit by a health emergency in Mexico and had to be flown across the border to San Diego in an ambulance while wearing an oxygen mask.
He was said to have lost his speech after Monday night’s incident, which came after he had already suffered a health scare last week, sources said. The sun.
His condition was so serious that he could only communicate by writing messages on a piece of paper.
Meanwhile, Meghan, 40, Harry, 37, and her two children, Archie, three, and Lilibet Diana, 11, are preparing to fly to the UK for the first time as a family to attend. the platinum jubilee celebrations of the queen. .
The trip will be the first time the royal family has met Lilibet.
This story originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission
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