Prince Harry and Meghan fly to Nigeria for a three day 'royal' tour to promote Invictus Games. Harry flew to the country after a stop over in London, while Meghan flew directly from California.
READ MORE: Meghan Markle has opted for a daring backless gown titled Windsor as she and Prince Harry kicked off their royal-style tour of Nigeria today with a trip to a school supported by the couple's Archewell Foundation.
So much so, that he British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, was left keen to dispel any illusions that they are on official business. It's not the first time the Duchess has worn the designer. In April, Meghan opted for a glamorous white Heidi Merrick design, which featured a statement bow and cut out back.
In 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan denied claims that the band was fashioned with diamonds gifted to the couple by a mystery donor in the Middle East - before clarifying that they were referring to a different ring. If the diamonds did indeed come from the Middle East, it's not clear if Meghan received the gift while she was still a working royal, or after she performed her final official duties in early March 2020.
Meghan also appeared to sport her beloved $5,500 Ariel Gordon Diamond Hex Tennis bracelet, which was rumoured to be a Valentine's gift from Harry this year. Rosie Osborne, celebrity facialist, commented on the Duchess' possible skincare routine, telling MailOnline: 'There is no denying Meghan does look incredible.
Harry spoke to a group of pupils at the school about mental health and referenced when someone has 'lost a loved one in your family and you don't know who to turn to or who to speak to'. Read More Prince Harry heads to airport to leave the UK after whistlestop Invictus visit before Nigeria tour with Meghan They both boarded the British Airways overnight flight to Abuja, which was slightly delayed after the scheduled pilot went sick and a replacement had to be scrambled.
'Too many people don't want to talk about it, because it's invisible - something in your mind that you can't see. It's not like a broken leg, it's not like a broken wrist, it's something we are still relatively unsure of. Read More Did Prince Harry try to upstage his family by making royal-style visit to charity that helps bereaved children of military parents in London - as brother Prince William and father King Charles carried out official visits elsewhere? 'So if you take anything away from today, just know that mental health affects every single person.'
Harry served in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter co-pilot gunner, after which he founded the Invictus Games in 2014 to offer wounded veterans and service members the challenge of competing in sports events similar to the Paralympics.The Nigerian military has touted the Invictus Games as one which could help the recovery of thousands of its personnel who have been fighting the homegrown Boko Haram Islamic extremists and their factions since 2009 when they launched an insurgency.
Nigerian officials met them at the airport, Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International, and they were taken out of a side door onto the jetty and into a waiting blacked out minibus.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met officials and children at the Wuse Lightway Academy this morning, hours after their arrival in Abuja in the early hoursMeghan was wearing black trousers and a brown jacket, while Harry walked behind in a black jacket and trousers and open necked shirt.
It is also close to the Nigerian Defence Headquarters where the couple will have an engagement at 12pm with General Christopher Musa, Chief of Defence Staff. It was there that he told the audience Meghan was 'rooting for Team Nigeria' after discovering she had heritage from the west African nation.The couple are due to visit a school before the duke meets injured service members at a military hospital.
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