The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are said to ‘want to generate positive stories on their Nigeria trip’ after the Duke gave a moving mental health speech

According to a public relations guru, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle “want to generate some positive stories on their Nigeria trip”.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in Abuja, Nigeria in the early hours of Friday morning. Soon after touching down in West Africa, the couple headed to a school to greet children. While at the Lights Academy in Abuja, the Duke of Sussex even gave a moving speech about mental health, with Meghan then also giving a speech to the pupils in attendance.

Ahead of the couple’s trip, a public relations guru told us that the couple would likely want to generate some positive stories with their trip to Nigeria, and it seems they were correct.

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Speaking exclusively to The Mirror ahead of the couple’s trip to Nigeria, Lynn Carratt from Press Box PR said that the couple would likely want to “generate some positive stories”, with their security at the forefront of their minds.

Ms Carratt explained how the couple were invited by the head of Defence, Christopher Musa, who Harry built up a close friendship with at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf last year. She added how Meghan recently discovered that she has Nigerian heritage, adding that “it’s possible that they might take Archie and Lilibet” on a visit at some point. If they do decide to take Archie, “it wouldn’t be Archie’s first official overseas visit, he made his debut as a baby on the Couple’s Royal Tour in South Africa,” Ms Carratt noted.

Concluding her analysis, Ms Carrat said: “Nigeria is a country where Meghan and Harry are celebrated, and they’ll want to generate some positive stories for the visit.

“I’m sure as they are with any overseas trip to any country, security will be [at] the forefront of their mind and will be meticulously planned.”

This comes after Harry gave a moving speech while the couple attended a school on Friday. Speaking to the children and addressing the room, Harry said: “In some places around the world, more than you would believe, there is a stigma against mental health. Too many people don’t want to talk about it because it’s invisible, it’s in your mind and we can’t see it.”

Elsewhere in his speech, the Duke of Sussex continued: “There is no shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day. Okay? If you woke up this morning feeling sad, if you left school feeling stressed, if you’ve lost a loved one in your family who you usually turn to or speak to, all of these things you may be led to believe are not for conversation. We are here today to tell you that that is not the case.

“Every single one of those things is completely normal. It is a human reaction, whether it’s grief, stress, whatever the feeling is, it comes from experiences you have had.”