Meghan Markle laid flowers to honor the Texas school shooting victims in a surprise visit to a Uvalde memorial

• Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Uvalde, Texas, to honor school shooting victims.

• She took the trip in a "personal capacity" as a mother who wanted to support the grieving community.

• The Duchess of Sussex was seen laying flowers at a memorial outside of the Uvalde County Courthouse.

Meghan Markle made a surprise visit to Uvalde, Texas, to pay tribute to the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting, a spokesperson for the Duchess of Sussex told Insider.

As part of her visit, the Duchess of Sussex laid flowers at a memorial outside the Uvalde County Courthouse on Thursday. She placed the bouquet in front of the memorial for 10-year-old Uziyah Garcia.

As a mother of two, Meghan took the trip in a "personal capacity" to offer condolences and support the grieving community in person, the spokesperson said.

Her visit came two days after an 18-year-old gunman opened fire in a Uvalde elementary school Tuesday, killing 19 children and two teachers in a fourth-grade classroom.

Photos show Markle taking time to walk around the memorial, honoring each of the victims, while sporting jeans, a t-shirt, and a baseball cap.

This is not Markle's first appearance at a memorial of shooting victims.

In 2019, Markle, accompanied by her husband, Prince Harry, paid tribute to victims of the Christchurch, New Zealand, massacre, in which a gunman opened fire on two mosques.

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