Duchess of Sussex, Meghan opens up on her Nigerian heritage

Duchess of Sussex, Meghan opened up about her Nigerian heritage during her three-day trip to the country.

Speaking at an event on women in leadership, the duchess revealed that a genealogy test showed she had Nigerian origins.

“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,” she told audience members.

“Never in a million years will I understand as much as I do now being here. And what’s been echoed so much really in the past day by men and women alike is that, ‘are you not surprised we found out you are Nigerian?'”

She said she is not surprised because words used to define a Nigerian woman are “brave, resilient, courageous, powerful [and] beautiful”.

Meghan added that it has been humbling and eye-opening to be able to know more than her heritage and to be able to know it’s just the beginning of that discovery.

Meghan is married to Prince Harry, King Charle’s II second-born son.

She is a mother, wife and activist.

The Duchess of Sussex and and her husband are committed to activating compassion in communities across the world through the nonprofit work of the Archewell Foundation.

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