Meghan Markle pays respect to Texas school shooting victims

Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, placed white flowers tied with a purple ribbon at a memorial outside the Uvalde County Courthouse.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, made a visit to a memorial site for the victims involved in the deadly elementary school shooting in Texas.

Markle placed white flowers tied with a purple ribbon at a memorial outside the Uvalde County Courthouse on Thursday.

She paid her respects after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers Tuesday at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, leaves flowers at a memorial site on Thursday, May 26 for the victims killed in this week’s elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The Duchess of Sussex lives in California with her husband, Prince Harry, and their two children.

She took the trip to Texas in a personal capacity as a mother to offer her condolences and support in person to a “community experiencing unimaginable grief,” according to her spokesperson.

Markle left the flowers at the memorial and stood with her arms crossed while she looked at the memorials.

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