United Kingdom, March 13 -- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, paid a surprise visit to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) on Thursday (12.03.26).

The 44-year-old duchess joined young patients for painting and craft activities at the medical facility's Creative Oasis, and also stopped by the bedsides of some children, where she chatted and posed for pictures as part of the hospital's month-long Make March Matter initiative.

CHLA shared some photos of the visit on Instagram, which saw Meghan wear a black face mask as she coloured in Hello Kitty pictures and painted with staff and children.

The post was captioned: "Today we were honoured to welcome LA's own @meghan, Duchess of Sussex, to CHLA's Creative Oasis, where she spent time painti...