Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were invited by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff Christopher Musa, to show them how the nation is transforming and saving veterans’ lives through sport in alliance with the Invictus Games.
During the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s first day in Nigeria as part of their three-day tour, Meghan took the opportunity to honor her husband.
Harry was speaking to school pupils at Archewell Foundation-backed Wuse Lightway Academy about mental health.
He said: “If you see your friend in your class not smiling, what are you going to do?
“Are you going to check in on them? Are you going to ask them if they’re okay? Because it’s okay not to be okay.”
He also referred to people who have “lost a loved one in your family and you don’t know who to turn to or who to speak to”.
Harry then handed the microphone to his wife and Meghan took the opportunity to honor her husband.
She exclaimed: “Do you see why I married him? He’s so smart. And so inspiring because he speaks the truth.”
The duchess then encouraged students to “just be honest with each other”.
She added: “As I look around this room, I see myself in all of you as well. So it is a complete honor to have our first visit to Nigeria and be here with all of you.
“We believe in all of you, we believe in your futures, we believe in your ability to continue telling your stories and to just be honest with each other.
“There is no need to suffer in silence. Just make sure that you’re taking care of yourselves.”
