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Prince Harry and Meghan visited Nigeria for the first time, on May 10 2024. The royals were invited by the Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff.
Prince Harry and Meghan were in Nigeria to champion the Invictus Games, which Harry founded to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick service members and veterans.
Upon their arrival, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex paid a warm visit to the children at the Lights Academy in Abuja, Nigeria. Harry and Meghan also enjoyed the kindergarten session at Lightway Academy Abuja, Nigeria. “Jump up, turn around” for Harry and Meghan with the youngest children at Lightway Academy. They also visited the military hospital in Kaduna, Nigeria.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex Prince Harry and Meghan Markle also visited Lagos, Nigeria on the third day of their visit to the country. As they left Lightway Academy Meghan was gifted a box with a traditional mask and a series of books about Nigerian heritage.
On their visit, Prince Harry was given the renowned ‘Agbada/Babaringa’ and hula cap as a going away gift from Senator Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state in Nigeria.
The Duke and Duchess enjoyed a morning outing to watch sitting volleyball at the Defence Headquarters Officers Mess in Abuja, Nigeria. Meghan enjoyed the performance of Team Harry at the sitting volleyball game at Defence Headquarters Officer’s Mess in Abuja. The couple were given Nigeria team scarves to wear.
After the sitting volleyball game, Meghan was engulfed in a welcome embrace by a group of women supporters.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, named ‘Ifeoma’, embraces Nigerian root. She said, “It’s been eye-opening to be able to know more about my heritage.”
According to Associated Press, Meghan on her second day in Nigeria, where she is visiting for the first time with Prince Harry to promote mental health for wounded soldiers and young girls, acknowledged Nigeria as “my country”.
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has said it’s been “humbling” to find out through a genealogy test that she is partly Nigerian as she met with women in the West African nation Saturday, including with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization.
“Every single moment that I hear anyone talk about what it means to be a Nigerian woman, it is the most flattering thing to be in that company.”
– Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, spoke about her heritage during their Nigeria trip.
