“I’m 43% Nigerian,” says Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle

The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has made a surprising claim about her ancestry.

Markle, in a statement, revealed she is 43 per cent Nigerian while announcing her next plan of action

The announcement has stirred reactions in the Nigerian social media space, with many expressing their willingness to receive the Duchess with open arms

Meghan made this revelation public during the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, via the Mirror UK during a conversation with Senegalese-American actress and comedian Issa Rae, Nigerian-American comedian and writer Ziwe Fumudoh, and Professor Emily Bernards.

Meghan Markle says she will be digging deeper into her genealogy. According to the Duchess, she took a genealogy test and discovered she is 43% Nigerian. “I just had my genealogy done a couple years ago. I’m 43% Nigerian” Meghan announced proudly. grin

Meghan revealed she would take further steps into discovering more about her genealogy, including which of the Nigerian tribes she belongs to.

She told her listeners:

“I’m going to start to dig deeper into all of this because anyone that I’ve told, especially Nigerian women, are just like, what?”