Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian.
The former actress made the revelation on the latest episode of her podcast “Archetypes.”
She said, “I just had my genealogy done a couple of years ago.”
When prodded by her guests on where she’s from, she said: “I’m 43% Nigerian.”
In reaction to her revelation, the phrase “43% Nigerian” began to trend on social media with 6,656 tweets as of press time.
A good number of users expressed excitement at the news, while others couldn’t be bothered, with a few taking shots at the Duchess.
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times:
@DanielRegha When Queen Elizabeth d!ed, most Nigerians were quick to condemn the entire Royal family due to their acts during the colonial era, but today same Nigerians are jubilat!ng cos Meghan Markle (Duchess of Sussex) claims to be 43% Nigerian. So what changed? Nigeria my country. Lolz.
@DrETPeters Meghan Markle being 43% Nigerian actually doesn’t surprise me. Her tenacity is too familiar.
@YarKanfachan Meghan Markle is 43% Nigerian? You people will not hear word o. You will not hear word at all.
@jomilleweb Wait, she is Nigerian now? LMAO! Nigerians would have kicked you out if you tried the nonsense you tried with the British Royal Family with their own families. Nigerians do not take nonsense. Meghan Oniro Markle.
@MagaliDMathias yall meghan markle is 43% nigerian and ziwe yelled “no way!”. both super happy. So sweet
@Burmese_Tyga Oh Meghan Markle is 43% Nigerian? I knew it! The way Meghan Makuochukwu cornered that prince away from his royal family…reeks of Igbo woman doings!
@BarcaPrincipal It’s good to know that a Nigerian is in the Royal family. Since Meghan Markle has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian, Then we Nigerians can be proud to say that we are in the Royal family, even though she and her husband have denounced the family.
@jmi_tm Nigerians went from hating the British Monarch to celebrating a part of the Monarch just because Meghan Markle is 43% Nigerian. Self-oppression.
@DelilahC401 I call bullshit #meghanmarkle. How can you be 43% Nigerian when your mother’s heritage isn’t exclusively Black? Your father is white. And, no, you’ve never tiptoed into any room – you barge into EVERY ROOM.