The Duchess of Sussex went
unnoticed as she donated food at a community centre in Uvalde on Thursday.
Meghan Markle cut a low
profile as she went to honour victims of the tragic school shooting that killed
21 people, including 19 children. The royal reportedly entered the back
entrance of Herby Ham Activity Center to deliver two crates of food, beverages,
and desserts for blood donors.
Speaking to BuzzFeed News,
volunteer Gloria Contreras said: “I had no idea who she was. She just was
carrying on a conversation like her and I knew each other for years.
“We were just talking
about, you know, the situation and what happened…I told her about us giving out
water to the people and feeding them.”
She added: “I even talked
about my personal life, telling her about my son and my family…we were talking
about Texas and Uvalde and how it is to be in a small town and how everybody is
so kind and warm-hearted.”
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The Duchess paid her tributes to victims of the Texas school shooting
In a similar vein, volunteer
Georjean Burnwell, 46, told BuzzFeed: “She just kind of walked in
with her [security] crew and started putting ice waters in the bucket with us
and laying out chips for the people who were needing snacks before and after
donating.”
She finished by saying:
“It’s funny, we didn’t even know it was her until after she left and now
we’re so sad. I mean, to be honest, we thought she was our neighbor.”
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Meghan visited the makeshift memorial site unannounced
The revelation comes after the
Duchess was also photographed placing a bouquet of white roses at the cross of
10-year-old Uziyah Garcia. The mum-of-two made an unannounced trip to visit the
memorial site in the wake of the heartbreaking news that rocked the world.
Opting for a more laidback
look, Meghan wore a simple white T-shirt and light blue jeans. She covered her
head with a blue baseball cap and wore white trainers. The 40-year-old royal
was accompanied by the head of her security team, Alberto Alvarez.
