MEGGING THEIR MARK
Harry & Meghan tease MORE ‘faux royal’ tours in their diary as they heap praise on ‘memorable and special’ Nigeria visit
Harry suggested why the pair want to travel more
PRINCE Harry has hinted at more "faux Royal" tours after heaping praise on a "memorable" trip to Nigeria.
The Sussexes spent three days in the West African nation last week.
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After visits to a warzone and Meghan claiming Nigeria as "my country" - Harry said there is "only so much" he and his wife can do over Zoom.
The Duke told PEOPLE Magazine: "We look forward to travelling more because the work matters.
"Whether it's the Archewell Foundation, Invictus or any of our other causes, there will always be reasons to meet the people at the heart of our work."
Harry also praised Africa, where he is involved in conservation and his charity Sentebale, as a "very, very special place".
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He added: "You know what Africa means to me over the years.
"To be able to include Nigeria now [in Invictus], I’m very happy."
'NOT A PRIVATE TRIP'
HARRY and Meghan treated their Nigeria trip like a royal tour, an expert has told The Sun.
Newsweek’s Chief Royal Correspondent Jack Royston said the Sussexes three-day tour was far from a private jaunt.
Speaking to The Sun’s Royal Exclusive show, he claimed: "It's so funny because even that announcement of itself was made at a press conference with ‘welcome Duke and Duchess of Sussex’ in the background and big board.
“It's a little bit all over the place in terms of how they presented it.
“It’s very close to an old school royal tour, except for the fact that obviously they haven't, in general, invited the media as a whole.”
Harry and Meghan touched down in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Friday to promote the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada.
The event - which sees injured servicemen and women compete in a range of athletics events - was founded by Prince Harry and is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
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At a Women in Leadership event on Saturday, where she arrived an hour late, Meghan revealed she was 43 percent Nigerian thanks to a genealogy test.
She said the discovery for her and her mum was "exciting for both of us" because being African-American "is really not knowing so much about your lineage or background, where you come from specifically".
Harry and Megan’s Nigeria visit is NOT a private trip, it’s basically an old-school royal tour - blasts expert
The 42-year-old told the event: "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.
"It's been really eye-opening and humbling to be able to know more about my heritage and to be able to know this is just the beginning of that discovery."
'GREAT CONCERN'
Royal expert Richard Fitzwilliams suggests Meghan's Nigerian ancestry claims give her a "feeling of belonging".
But he told The Sun on Sunday there is a "huge question mark" the Royal Family will have over how the Sussexes "faux-royal" tour was been handled.
He said: "There the Sussexes are concerned, there is a huge question mark over how all of this [tour] was handled.
"You can't help feeling… that an awful lot is happening behind the scenes.
"As for trusting the Sussexes, as successful as their trip will be… I think there will be a great deal of concern [from Buckingham Palace] over how they have built publicity up, used it, and some would say, exploited it, for their Nigerian trip.
"It is always unwise to underestimate the Sussexes because you never quite know what is coming next.
"The unpredictability is something the Royal Family find very difficult to deal with."
CHARITY ROW
Harry and Meghan landed back in California on Tuesday as Archewell released a statement following a "delinquency" row.
It was alleged the charity did not file its 2022 tax return or related costs on time.
However, the docs were filed and the cheque sent but it never arrived, reported The Telegraph.
A spokesperson said: “We have diligently investigated the situation and can confirm that The Archewell Foundation remains fully compliant and in good standing.
"Due payments were made promptly and in accordance with the IRS’s processes and procedures.
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"Furthermore, all necessary paperwork had been filed by the Foundation without error or wrongdoing.”
And in a new statement on Tuesday night, California's Department of Justice confirmed the charity is "current and in good standing".