Meghan Markle Admits She Is ‘Missing My Babies’ Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet on Mother’s Day in Nigeria

THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX SPOKE ABOUT HER KIDS DURING ONE OF THE LAST STOPS IN NIGERIA

Meghan Markle was thinking of her children on Mother’s Day during her trip to Nigeria with Prince Harry.
The Duchess of Sussex, 42, admitted she was missing Prince Archie, 5, and Princess Lilibet, 2, on Mother’s Day on May 12 during a brief speech at the State Governor House in Lagos. Her comments came during the penultimate stop on her final day in Nigeria, which kicked off on May 10.
“I am very, very grateful, I am very humbled, and today is Mother’s Day,” Meghan said with a smile in a video shared to TikTok by Arochukwu Network.
“So it feels appropriate, but though of course we are missing our children, I’m missing my babies, but it feels very appropriate to be in the motherland and amongst family,” she continued, referring to her young son and daughter and her Nigerian heritage. “So thank you so much for the kindness and for these beautiful names. I’m very grateful and we can’t wait to come back.”
The Duchess of Sussex then handed over the mic and walked over to Prince Harry, who joined the audience in applauding her remarks.
“I’ll skip the protocol because at this point we’re all family. Firstly, thank you for welcoming my wife and myself to Nigeria. It’s our first visit, certainly won’t be our last,” the Duke of Sussex said as the crowd cheered on, per a video posted to X (formerly known as Twitter).
Meghan and Harry, 39, packed a whirlwind agenda of engagements into their three-day stay in Nigeria, and the Duchess of Sussex wore a dress connected to her kids for the reception at the State Governor House in Lagos. The yellow floor-length Carolina Herrera dress Meghan wore was created for her when she was pregnant with Prince Archie, and she previously sported it for his first birthday in 2020. Meghan wore the flowing gown again for her pregnancy announcement when she and Prince Harry publicly revealed she was expecting Lili on Valentine’s Day in February 2021.
The May 12 reception at State Governor House was attended by PEOPLE, and hosted by the Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, along with Nigeria’s Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR, who invited Prince Harry and Meghan couple to visit the country. As seen in the TikTok video, Meghan also wore the green striped shawl she received as a gift from the governor’s wife over her shoulder during her brief speech.