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Duke and Duchess of Sussex arrive in Lagos in continuation of visit to Nigeria

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, on Sunday arrived Lagos from Abuja to continue a three-day visit to Nigeria.

The royal couple arrived on board an Air Peace flight.

The British Royal couple was received by the Chairman of the airline, Dr Allen Onyema, top-tier military officials and other key government functionaries.

The were also received with a cultural display by a dance troupe at the Presidential Wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II, Ikeja.

Harry and Meghan will be meeting Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Lagos House in Marina.

Duke and Duchess arrived Nigeria on Friday, as part of their promotion of the Invictus Games, the sporting event Harry founded for wounded military veterans.

Prince Harry told students in Nigeria it was okay to have a bad day, as he and Meghan began a three-day visit to the country.

The Duke of Sussex told children at a mental health summit in Abuja “there’s no shame to acknowledge that today is a bad day, that you left school feeling stressed”.

The visit comes after Harry concluded a brief visit to London, where he told the BBC it had been “great” to be back in the UK.

Their visit is part of a series of events linked to the Invictus Games, the sporting event for injured servicemen and women founded by Prince Harry which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

He made the children promise, after Friday, not to be scared of talking about their mental health, and ended his speech with: “It’s okay, not to be okay.”

He then handed the microphone to Meghan who joked: “Do you see why I married him? He’s so smart.”

She then went on to encourage the children to share their stories, saying that Lilibet once said to her: “Mama, I see me in you.”

Even though she meant literally, Meghan said she hung onto the words, saying she sees herself in her daughter but also all the students there.

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