Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian after she did a genealogy test.
- Meghan Markle
In the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, Markle made this clear and stated her wish to discover more about her ancestry, according to Mirrors on Tuesday.
Markle discussed with Issa Rae, Ziwe Fumudoh, a writer of American-Nigerian descent, and Emily Bernards, a professor.
The Duchess of Sussex stated she took a genealogy test, which revealed that she is 43% Nigerian.
The Duchess of Sussex claimed to have taken a genealogical test, the results showed she is 43% Nigerian.
When her guests asked her to share what the results entailed, the Duchess said:
“I’m 43% Nigerian,” to the shock of Ziwe, who responded, “No way!”.
Ziwe further asked;
“Are you serious? This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba, do we know?”
The Duchess of Sussex then answered;
“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?”