Meghan Markle briefly set foot on UK soil (Image: Getty)Meghan Markle briefly set foot on UK soil for a brief and unexpected reunion with Prince Harry.
The Duchess of Sussex landed at Heathrow Airport and reuinted with her husband ahead of their three-day trip to Nigeria.
It comes after the Duke visited London for an Invictus Games ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral – and did not see his father King Charles despite him being just a few miles away at a Buckingham Palace garden party.
Meghan was seen waiting for Harry at the airport in the VIP Windsor Suite. The pair then boarded the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja.
However it wasn’t before a delay to their flight. The pilot that had been scheduled to take them was sick and a replacement was needed.
Amongst the pair’s plans while in Nigeria is watching a volleyball game and visits to military hospitals and charities in Abuja and Lagos.
Their itinerary, revealed by the Defence HQ during a press conference on Thursday, May 9, also includes scheduled meetings with injured armed forces personnel and their families.
They were invited to Nigeria by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, after Harry met him at the games in Dusseldorf, Germany last September.
But the Sussexes have been accused of hypocrisy over their security fears surrounding Britain because of their trip to Nigeria by a former head of royal security.
Dai Davies, who was once responsible for protecting the Royal Family, said it was strange the Duke of Sussex constantly raises the risks of coming to the UK but plans to visit one of the world’s most dangerous countries.
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