Emotional Photos: Duchess Meghan Visits Texas After Tragic Shooting

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Duchess Meghan made an emotional trip to Texas after this week's tragic school shooting. She visited a memorial site in Uvalde on Thursday to pay her respects.

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Duchess Meghan, wife of Prince Harry, was in Uvalde, Texas, on Thursday afternoon. She observed crosses mounted in memory of the 19 children who were murdered in the May 24 shooting at a local elementary school.

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The scene is located outside the Uvalde County Courthouse. Duchess Meghan was photographed laying a bouquet of white roses at the memorial.

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The royal would have travelled to Texas from her home in California. The Uvalde school shooting has stunned the world and prompted fierce reactions about gun laws in the United States.

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The memorial to the Uvalde shooting victims was built around a fountain outside the county courthouse. The names of the young victims are on the crosses — a powerful sight.

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It's been a difficult few days for all. Duchess Meghan herself is a mother of two young children, Archie, 3, and Lili, 11 months, whom she shares with her husband Prince Harry.

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Meghan, the Duchess and former actress, appeared on Thursday in casual dress. She was visibly moved by the memorial.

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In Texas, Duchess Meghan did not appear to be accompanied by her husband Prince Harry or their children. The family of four is scheduled to visit the UK next week for Platinum Jubilee events in honour of Queen Elizabeth II.

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With Meghan's visit outside the courthouse, Getty Images notes: "Grief at the massacre of 19 children at the elementary school in Texas spilled into confrontation on May 25, as angry questions mounted over gun control -- and whether this latest tragedy could have been prevented...

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... The tight-knit Latino community of Uvalde on May 24 became the site of the worst school shooting in a decade, committed by a disturbed 18-year-old armed with a legally bought assault rifle."

Duchess Meghan just paid an emotional visit to Uvalde, Texas. The city is in mourning after a gunman murdered 19 children and two teachers at a local elementary school on May 24.

Meghan Markle Pays Respects After Uvalde School Shooting

The Duchess of Sussex travelled to Texas and paid her respects in Uvalde on Thursday. Meghan, the wife of Prince Harry, laid flowers at a memorial outside a courthouse in Uvalde. It's a powerful scene with crosses and the names of the school shooting victims.

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