Meghan Markle has appeared to suffer a swipe from Nigeria’s First Lady over her “nakedness” after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s unofficial royal tour.
Prince Harry and Meghan travelled to Nigeria this month for a three-day tour largely to continue their work around the duke’s Invictus Games.
But shortly after their return home, Senator Oluremi Tinubu said that women and girls in Nigeria should not “mimic” American film stars with their “nakedness.”
The First Lady spoke at an event in Abuja to mark her husband President Bola Tinubu’s first year of administration.
Meghan Markle during her trip to Nigeria with Prince Harry
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The “Celebrating the Woman” event aimed at recognising how women have contributed to all spheres of life.
At the event, Tinubu said: “The message here is we have to salvage our children. We see the way they dress.
“They keep forgetting that Nigeria, we are beautiful. You can see what they showcase on the stage, I said, ‘We are fashionable, we see what is going on’.
“We are not having the Met Gala. And everyone, the nakedness, is just everywhere and the men are well-clothed.
Meghan’s outfits and jewellery in Nigeria was estimated to cost around £120,00
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“So we have to do something. Tell them we don’t accept nakedness in our culture. That is not beautiful. It’s not beautiful at all.
“And they’re all beautiful girls, but they should be confident in who they are.
“They do not want to mimic and try to emulate film stars from America. They don’t know where they come from.”
At the end of her speech, the First Lady mentioned the duchess asking: “Why did Meghan come here looking for Africa?
The First Lady of Nigeria said that “nakedness” is not accepted in “our culture”
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Harry and Meghan recently undertook a three-day tour of NigeriaReuters“We know who we are. Don’t lose who you are.”
Meghan called Nigeria “my country” during the trip after sharing on her Archetypes podcast two years ago that a DNA test showed she was “43 per cent Nigerian.”
Meghan wore several luxury brands during her trip to Nigeria including Carolina Herrera, Altuzarra and Johanna Ortiz.
Her wardrobe, estimated to have cost around £120,00, included a strappy tropical print dress costing £2,270 and a white strapless maxi dress by St Agni Studio.
