Nigerians are ‘eager’ to receive their ‘daughter’ Meghan Markle for a royal visit with her husband next month, following Prince Harry’s attendance at an event in London.
Social media users with links to the country expressed ‘overwhelmed with joy’ and promised a ‘celebration’ to welcome the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.
It comes after Meghan stated in 2022 that she discovered she was ’43 per cent Nigerian’ after conducting a genealogy study ‘a few of years’ earlier.
The couple will travel to Nigeria after receiving an invitation from the African country’s chief of defence staff, who met Harry during the Invictus Games in Düsseldorf last September.
‘Meghan is coming to Nigeria with Prince Harry? Our 43 per cent Nigerian sister? Ah! It’s about to be a celebration! We are about to show off!’
Harry will first attend a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on May 8, with Meghan not set to join him in Britain.
But the couple will then travel to Nigeria, where they are expected to meet service members and their families and participate in traditional cultural activities.
The Invictus Games was founded as a sporting event for injured and sick military personnel and veterans. Other details about the visit are not yet known.
Meghan’s Nigerian heritage was referenced by Harry at the opening ceremony of the Dusseldorf Invictus Games last September after Nigeria joined Colombia and Israel in sending their first-ever delegation to the event.
‘We’re excited to have new nations join us. Let’s hear it for Colombia, Israel and Nigeria,’ Harry told the crowd at the Merkur Spiel-Arena.
‘Now, I’m not saying we play favourites in our home, but since my wife discovered she is of Nigerian descent, it’s likely to get a little bit more competitive this year!’
