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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Receive Festive Welcome in Lagos on Final Day of Nigeria Tour
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry stepped out for their last day in Nigeria tour in a festive way.
On Sunday, May 12, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were greeted at the airport in Lagos for the third and final day of their trip to Nigeria with a typically noisy and acrobatic dance performance.
Prince Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, — who wore a white Carolina Herrera button down teamed with a traditional Nigerian skirt gifted to her during their visit to Abuja — were greeted with a festive welcome from the state governor, local dancers and well-wishers who came to see them.
This included a moment where where the couple gasped and clapped as the dancers were hoisted up and created human towers.
After arriving at Lagos airport from Abuja, Harry and Meghan headed to a local school to take part in a basketball clinic with non-profit Giants of Africa.
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In March 1990, Prince Harry’s parents King Charles and Princess Diana received a similarly warm welcome when they arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for an official visit.
Prince Harry and Meghan are in Nigeria at the invitation of the Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, the country’s highest-ranking military official, and the final day of their official itinerary is full of stops in Lagos. After the basketball clinic with Giants of Africa, they will attend a cultural reception and conclude the day at a polo fundraiser for Nigeria: Unconquered.
The national charity dedicated to veterans works in collaboration with the Invictus Games Foundation, bringing the close of Harry and Meghan’s trip full circle. It was previously announced their visit to Nigeria would highlight Prince Harry’s adaptive sports tournament for wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans, which Nigeria made its debut at the latest cycle of the competition in Düsseldorf, Germany in September 2023.