Meghan Markle has insisted that she and her husband, Prince Harry, are “really happy” and “doing really well” as they “watch our family grow and evolve.”
The Duchess of Sussex spoke of her joy during the couple’s three-day trip to Nigeria last week as they raise their children, Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, two.
Meghan, 42, said People magazine: ‘We are doing very well. And happy to see our family grow and evolve. Of course, I’m happy. We are very happy.’
He also described the tour as “really meaningful,” saying that those trips were “so we could get out and focus on the things that mean so much to us.”
And Harry added: ‘You know what Africa has meant to me over the years. “It is a very, very special place and I am very happy to be able to include Nigeria now.”
Sources close to the Sussexes also insisted that the tour between last Friday and Sunday was not intended to highlight any perceived gap in the Royal Family’s workload.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Governor’s House in Lagos State, Nigeria, on Sunday
Meghan smiles as she receives flowers during a sitting volleyball match in Abuja last Saturday.
Prince Harry and Meghan during their tour of Nigeria when they visited Abuja last Saturday.
Royal tours abroad have become rarer in recent months as Harry’s father, King Charles, and sister-in-law Kate are undergoing cancer treatment, which has also led to his brother, Prince William, reduce your number of commitments.
Meghan’s positive outlook is in stark contrast to how she previously described her difficulties before stepping down as a royal with Harry in 2020.
The duchess told Oprah Winfrey in 2021 that her life as a British royal was so isolated and lonely that at one point she “didn’t want to be alive anymore.”
He also claimed during the explosive interview that the Royal Family did not give him the help he needed at the time and spoke about accusations of racism.
The late Queen Elizabeth II then famously issued a statement declaring that “some recollections may vary” but that the Sussexes “will always be much-loved members of the family.”
Harry and Meghan spoke to People during their tour of Nigeria, which saw them visit Lagos and Abuja during a three-day trip at the invitation of the military.
The tour aimed to promote soldiers’ mental health and empower youth, and the couple attended events related to Harry’s Invictus Games, which Nigeria aims to host in the future.
Meghan helps take a selfie as Harry looks on at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja last week.
Meghan Markle attends a lunch with military officials in Abuja during last week’s tour of Nigeria
Prince Harry and Meghan at the Dream Big Basketball clinic in Lagos, Nigeria, last Sunday
The Sussexes were also welcomed at the Lagos State Government House and met with military officials at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja.
Meanwhile, the couple’s Archewell Foundation is no longer listed as “delinquent” on the California Registry of Charities and Fundraising Organizations.
On Monday, the charity was listed as “delinquent” and a delinquency notification letter was sent to the foundation on May 3 for “failure to file required annual reports and/or renewal fees,” but on Tuesday the status of the Archewell Foundation had changed. has been changed to “current”.
The letter warned that an organization listed as delinquent is prohibited from “soliciting or disbursing charitable funds” and “its registration may be suspended or revoked by the registry.”
But last night, a statement from the California Department of Justice said the Archewell Foundation is “current and up to date.”
It is understood that the issue arose from a payment that was believed to have been sent but was not received. However, new records show that the required payment was sent last year and delivered on time.
The Archewell Foundation said after investigating that it found that payments were made “promptly” and that all documentation was submitted “without errors or irregularities.”