The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian.
She revealed this in the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, where she expressed her desire to learn more about her roots.
In the episode, Markle discussed with American actress Issa Rae, Nigerian-American writer Ziwe Fumudoh, and professor Emily Bernards.
She then revealed she took a genealogy test which revealed that she is 43% Nigerian. She stated,
“I just had my genealogy done a couple of years ago. I’m 43% Nigerian.”
Ziwe then asked what tribe she is from, asking, “Are you serious? This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba, do we know?”
The American member of the British royal family then stated,“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?”
The podcast revelation was the first time Meghan opened up about her ancestral background on the public stage.