Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in Nigeria this morning to tour the African nation. The trip primarily promotes the Invictus Games, which Harry established for sick, wounded, or injured servicemen and women to compete in sports and games.
Harry Discussed How The Loss of His Mother Affected His Mental Health
The Invictus Games is near and dear to the Duke of Sussex. He served an impressive two tours in Afghanistan for the British Army as co-pilot and gunner.
He once said that the military.
“changed the direction of my life.”
General Christopher Musa extended an invitation for Harry and Meghan to come to Nigeria. During their visit, they made time to talk to some schoolchildren.
They were there to discuss mental health as the Duchess praised her husband and said he was
“so smart and so inspiring because he speaks the truth.”
Harry talked to the children about suffering after his mother, Princess Diana’s death. He said to the kids that even though there is a stigma around the world when it comes to mental health.
“Too many people don’t want to talk about it because it’s invisible. It’s something in your mind that you can’t see. It’s not like a broken leg; it’s not like a broken wrist; it’s something that we’re still relatively unsure of.”
Harry added that there was
“No shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day, that you woke up this morning feeling sad, that you were at school feeling stressed, that you’ve lost a loved one in your family, and you don’t know who to turn to, or who to speak to. All of these things, you may have been led to believe, are not for conversation.”
He said that the Sussexes were
“Here today to tell you that is not the case.”
Prince Harry explained to the children that mental health affects all of us, whether it’s positive or negative.
Prince Harry And Meghan Markle Want To Be An Alternative Royal Family
While in Nigeria, Harry and Meghan will speak to wounded soldiers and their families at a military hospital and give them some words of support and encouragement.
The Duke and Duchess will also go to a training session for the charity, “Unconquered,” which partners with the Invictus Games, and a reception that will be held for military families.
The couple will attend a basketball camp with the charity Giants of Africa. In addition, the Sussexes wanted to visit Nigeria because recently, they discovered that Meghan is 43 percent Nigerian. She has expressed a desire to
“look deeper into her roots.”
Some have commented that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle try to have their own alternative royal family. These visits look like they are using their titles for “half-in, half-out” work as “royals,” but in name only, which Queen Elizabeth wasn’t too keen on.
Their excellent work is often overshadowed by their desire to upstage the royal family with work that looks like they are conducting their royal duties.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stepped down from their royal functions in January 2020 and now live in Montecito, California, with their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
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