She disclosed this on the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes. While having a conversation with Senegalese-American actress and comedian Issa Rae, Nigerian-American comedian and writer Ziwe Fumudoh, and professor Emily Bernards, the Duchess of Sussex told listeners that she took a genealogy test which revealed that she is 43% Nigerian.
“I just had my genealogy done a couple years ago,” Meghan explains, as her guests eagerly ask her to share what the results entailed.
The Duchess then proudly says “I’m 43% Nigerian” to the shock of Ziwe, who shouts “No way!”.
Ziwe, who is Nigerian-American, then asks: “Are you serious? This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba, do we know?” The Duchess of Sussex then tells 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?”
See reactions that follow below;
brodashaggi: Person Wey I know. Na Ijebu girl na … Odogbolu. Ask anyone there for ile baba Markle.
iyaboojofespris: My sister from another mother ???.
solomonbbuchi: She’s actually Igbo from Imo state. Her name is Chineye Sandra Chukwumega. That’s where they got the Meghan from. Welcome, my sister.
africanflamingo_: Na this kind thing the Queen no wan hear, atleast she no dey alive again ?.
bshizzle70a: Igbo or Yoruba ? I’m going with Igbo . She looks like a ‘light-skinned ‘ Chinwe or Ifeoma
vincent_banj: See them labeling her tribe already?? Can you all ever be a proud Nigerian without bringing up your tribe? Can you? ????