Meghan Markle Receives Impressive Welcome from Nigerian Community

Meghan Markle was welcomed with open arms when she and her husband Prince Harry visited Nigeria to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games.

On Saturday, May 11, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended a reception for the Military Families and Widows Association at the Defense Headquarters Officers' Mess in Abuja, People reported.

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerian Diaspora Commission, welcomed the Markle couple's visit to Nigeria and noted the Duchess of Sussex's personal ties to the country, which he revealed will be 43% Nigerian in 2022.

"Princess Meghan is Nigerian!"

[8 Elewa said she was "excited but not surprised" by the news that Markle is Nigerian." She is beautiful, intelligent, hardworking, and hard-working because she stands in the midst of difficulties." [Prince Harry, you married the best. Our daughter and friend, Princess Meghan," she continued. We want you to come back again and again."

"Princess Meghan, you married the best man," Elewa added, careful not to omit the Duke of Sussex.

Markle was also presented with a traditional Nigerian skirt during the royal couple's visit to Abuja, which she wore along with a Carolina Herrera button-down shirt on their final day in Nigeria.

"I got the memo right away that I needed to wear more colorful colors so I could blend in with your fabulous fashion!"

[14 Markle said during a panel discussion on May 11 with Mo Abudu, a media executive, and Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization.

On Mother's Day, May 12, the Duchess of Sussex also received a hearty Mother's Day wish when she visited Ilupeju Senior Grammar School to watch the Giants of Africa basketball exhibition.

"I wish you a happy, happy Mother's Day," said Masai Ujiri, the charity's vice president and chairman and a former NBA player. 'Sometimes it's hard to be away from your children and family to make something like this happen. But to do so shows dedication. I really appreciate coming to something like this and making myself delicate.

Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, have two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.

On the couple's last day in Nigeria, Markle again wore the same yellow Carolina Herrera silk gown she wore on Archie's first birthday.