Meghan Markle Wears Daffodil Yellow Dress for Meeting at State Governor House in Lagos
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On Sunday, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry enjoyed their last day in Nigeria as they traveled the country to celebrate the anniversary of the Invictus Games. The couple attended a reception at the State Governor House in Lagos in the afternoon and Meghan wore a sleeveless bright yellow dress that flowed down from her shoulders in one long line.
She wore the dress with her hair up, accessorizing with a white collar necklace, statement earrings, and a gold bracelet. She also had on open toe sandals. Harry wore a tan blazer, dark pants, and a white button-down and tie.
The reception was hosted by Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, who originally invited the couple to Nigeria for their weekend tour. Also in attendance was the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, who presented Meghan with a green striped shawl she later wore during the event.
Governor Sanwo-Olu offered remarks during the reception, discussing the importance of the Invictus Games, which Nigeria joined for the first time in September 2023. He especially focused on mental health, which has been a theme the Duke and Duchess have brought into their public work.
“We are happy for what they are doing for military personnel and mental health issues,” he said, adding that it was important to ensure that “people who require the support, both in the military and private sectors, can seek it.”
He added that the “denial, the stigmatization” is one of the things that he and the Sussexes had discussed.
On Saturday, Meghan joined Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, for a panel that invited 50 women from different sectors in Nigeria. It was moderated by Mo Abudu, head of Africa’s first global black entertainment lifestyle network. For the event, the Duchess wore a spaghetti strap red dress with a full skirt by Nigerian designer Orire.
During the panel, Meghan discussed how she had discovered she was 43% Nigerian through a genealogy test, explaining that the first thing she did was “call my mom, because I wanted to know if she had any awareness of it.”
“Being African-American, part of it is really not knowing so much about your lineage or background, where you come from specifically,” she continued. “And it was exciting for both of us to discover more and understand what that really means.”
She added that the trip with her husband had been “really eye-opening and humbling” and that she saw it as “just the beginning of that discovery.”
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