Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle reveals that she is 43% Nigerian and will investigate it further

DUCHESS of  Sussex Meghan Markle has dropped a genetic bombshell revealing that a recent genealogy test she took revealed that she is she 43% Nigerian indicating that some of her ancestors were from Nigeria.

Making the revelation in the latest episode of her bombshell podcast Archetypes, Meghan, who was excited, opened up about her roots. According to UKL news daily The Mirror, Meghan while unpicking the angry black woman stereotype in a thought-provoking discussion with Nigerian American actress and comedian, Issa Rae, writer, Ziwe Fumudoh and professor Emily Bernards, said she will pursue the matter further.

Meghan said: "I just had my genealogy done a couple years ago and I'm 43% Nigerian. I'm going to start to dig deeper into all of this because anyone that I've told, especially Nigerian women, are just like, what?"

A strong advocate for fighting against racism and prejudice, this is the first time that Meghan has opened up about her ancestral background on the public stage. This latest revelation comes after the duchess's explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021, where she and Prince Harry alleged that a member of the royal family made racist remarks about their son, Archie's skin colour when they were working royals.

Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant Spotify to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18m, in late 2020. Archetypes was launched with the aim of investigating labels that try to hold women back through conversations between Meghan and historians, experts and women who have experienced being typecast.

In last week's episode, she chatted to Paris Hilton about the stereotype of the bimbo and revealed that she felt objectified during her stint as a briefcase girl on Deal or No Deal. Meghan also recalled the four-word jibe that led to her quitting after being made to feel like a bimbo.