Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will soon go to Nigeria

According to reports, the subsequent stop on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s world tour will be Nigeria.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will arrive within the country in May on the invitation of the Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff. During their visit to the African country, the couple will take part in native cultural events and meet with various service members.

The invitation to visit was reportedly initiated by Harry Invictus games, a sporting event he designed after discovering how “sports can help wounded servicemen and women recover—physically, mentally and socially.” Considered one in all the prince’s few ties with the royal family, 500 athletes from 21 countries took part last yr in Germany, where Nigeria was supported by the duchess herself. Although the 2025 Invictus Games are scheduled to be held in Canada, Nigeria has expressed interest in hosting a future event.

“The visit is intended to strengthen Nigeria’s position at the match and enable it to host the event in later years,” Brigadier General Tukur Gusau, Nigeria’s acting director of defense information, said in an announcement, according to People Magazine.

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During last yr’s event, the couple took a specific liking to the Nigerian team. In 2022, after learning she was 43% Nigerian during a genealogy test, Markle revealed her newfound heritage on her award-winning podcast, Archetypes.

“I’m going to start digging into all this because everyone I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, is like, ‘What!’” she said on the show.

In light of this revelation, Markle and her husband reportedly frolicked with the Nigerian national team on the 2023 Invictus Games, where the Duchess of Sussex was given a brand new nickname. Like her royal title, her Nigerian name “Amira Ngozi Lolo” has a royal meaning, with “Amira” meaning warrior princess of legend, “Ngozi” meaning blessed one, and Lolo meaning “royal wife”.

“I’m not saying we’re playing favorites in our house, but since my wife discovered she’s of Nigerian descent, it’s probably going to be a little more competitive this year,” Prince Harry said in his 2023 commencement speech, teasing that one in all them a team that the duchess will support.