‘You’re my Nigerian sister!’: Meghan tells Invictus star Glory Essien

Meghan Markle hugged an Invictus Games athlete and described her as  her ‘Nigerian sister’ as she helped promote the event in Germany last night.

The Duchess of Sussex took centre stage and gave an emotional address to 1,600 competitors, friends and family in Dusseldorf as she saluted all those attending the games, set up by husband Harry for wounded and disabled military veterans.

Meghan Markle

Among those she greeted beforehand was competitor Glory Essien, who she hugged and told: ‘You’re my Nigerian sister!’

It comes after husband Prince Harry revealed at the opening ceremony that his wife was cheering on the African nation as he discovered she is 43% Nigerian.