Meghan Markleopened up about her roots during her 72-hour trip to Nigeriawith Prince Harry, citing how she was “very overwhelmed”
Meghan Markle opened up about her roots during her 72-hour-whistle-stop tour of Nigeria with Prince Harry.
The Duchess of Sussex opened up during a summit with Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, to discuss the importance of mentorship for young women and the career challenges women face.
Saturday’s discussion hosted around fifty prominent women from Nigerian politics, business, media, and culture, which was facilitated by Nigerian media magnate Mo Abudu, the head of Africa’s first global Black entertainment lifestyle network.
During their discussion, Meghan proudly referred to Nigeria as “my country”.
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Meghan Markle opened up about her roots (
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According to PEOPLE, she said: ” I am just flattered and honoured and inspired. It has been a whirlwind 24 hours since we arrived, and I very quickly got the memo that I need to wear more colour, so I can fit in with all of you and your incredible fashion!”
She added: “I am very overwhelmed. So I want to start by saying thank you very much for just how gracious you’ve all been in welcoming my husband and I to this country.”
Meghan was asked how she felt when she discovered she was 43% Nigerian through a genealogy test. She revealed that the first thing she did was call her mother because she “wanted to know if she had any awareness of it”. She explained that she did not understand it the way she does now and it has been an “eye-opening and humbling” to know about her heritage.
Meghan said that this is just the beginning of her journey of discovery and that representation to matters “tremendously” to her.
The Duchess of Sussex opened up about discovering Nigerian roots (
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She said: “Being African-American, part of it is really not knowing so much about your lineage or background, where you come from specifically and it was exciting for both of us to discover more and understand what that really means.”
On her second day in the country, the Duchess of Sussex looked incredible as she rocked three different outfits – a black and white dress in the morning, a white dress in the afternoon and the red number in the evening.
Meghan started the day watching a volleyball match at charity organisation Nigeria Unconquered in Abuja with Prince Harry. She then attended a Sit Out at the Nigerian Defence Headquarters.
