I’m 43 per cent Nigerian – Duchess of Sussex, Meghan

Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, on Saturday opened up on
her Nigerian origin, referring to the African giant as “My country”.

Meghan, who came into the country with Prince Harry on
Friday, thanked Nigerians for welcoming her and Harry to “my country,” sharing
that a DNA test recently revealed that she is “43 per cent Nigerian.”

Meghan spoke at a programme organised by women in
leadership, co-hosted by the Head of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

According to Daily Mail, Duchess, who arrived at the summit
almost an hour late, told the audience: “I want to start by saying thank you
very much for just how gracious you’ve all been in welcoming my husband and I
to this country … my country.”

She revealed that she discovered her Nigerian heritage via a
genealogy test, saying the first thing she did after thw result was “call my
mum, because I wanted to know if she had any awareness of it.”