Prince Harry gifted portrait of Diana and him as a toddler in Nigeria
Prince Harry has been gifted a portrait of Princess Diana holding him as a child during his visit to Nigeria, 34 years after his mother went to the African country.
Harry and Meghan arrived in Nigeria this morning for their three-day private tour after flying into Abuja together following a secret reunion in London.
After visiting children at a school and meeting officials at Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters, the pair headed to Kaduna State where they were welcomed by Governor Uba Sani and other government officials.
Governor Sani presented Harry with the framed portrait of Diana holding him as a child along with another portrait of him and Meghan on their wedding day and other gifts before decorating him with traditional Hausa attire.
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State presenting Prince Harry with a portrait of Diana holding him as a child
Governor Uba Sani decorated Prince Harry with traditional Hausa attire during his visit to Nigeria
Harry and Meghan smile as they meet children at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today
Prince Harry’s tour of Nigeria with his wife Meghan Markle comes 34 years after Princess Diana visited the country with Prince Charles.
Back then, the Princess of Wales displayed the kindness which she became famous for when she held the hand of a leprosy patient as her husband initially stood by awkwardly.
Today, after his and Meghan’s arrival in Abuja, Harry evoked memories of his suffering following his mother’s death when he spoke to a group of school children.
Harry and Meghan take part in games at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today
Prince Harry’s tour of Nigeria with his wife Meghan Markle comes 34 years after Princess Diana visited the country with Prince Charles. Above: The couple visit children at the Lights Academy in Abuja today
Charles and Diana stand at the bedside of Lucky, a leprosy patient at the Molai Centre in Nigeria
The Princess of Wales displayed the kindness which she became famous for when she held the hand of a leprosy patient as her husband initially stood by awkwardly. The patient, named Lucky, beamed when the princess held her hand at the Molai Centre, a leprosy hospital and rehabilitation village in Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, in March 1990
The Duke of Sussex, who was 12 when Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris in 1997, told the pupils there is ‘no shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day.’
His and Meghan’s visit will be seen by the Duke as another effort to continue his mother’s ‘unfinished’ work.
He said in 2022 that he felt ‘obligated’ to live out her legacy ‘as much as possible’.
