{"id":100682,"date":"2022-10-25T22:27:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T21:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100682"},"modified":"2022-10-25T22:27:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T21:27:46","slug":"meghan-markle-duchess-of-sussex-reveals-she-is-43-nigerian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/meghan-markle-duchess-of-sussex-reveals-she-is-43-nigerian\/","title":{"rendered":"Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, reveals she is 43% Nigerian"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\" data-message-id=\"#msg-f:1747687413845176105\" data-legacy-message-id=\"1841087178a9af29\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":so\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":rw\" class=\"a3s aiL \">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has opened up on her genetic heritage, revealing that she is 43% Nigerian.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Duke and Duchess of Sussex<br \/>\nMarkle made this known in the latest episode of her podcast, Archetypes, where she expressed her desire to learn more about her roots, Mirrors reported on Tuesday.In the episode, Meghan discussed with American actress Issa Rae, Nigerian-American writer Ziwe Fumudoh, and Professor Emily Bernards.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Sussex told listeners that she took a genealogy test which revealed that she is 43% Nigerian.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cI just had my genealogy done a couple years ago,\u201d Meghan explains, as her guests eagerly ask her to share what the results entailed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The Duchess then proudly says \u201cI\u2019m 43% Nigerian\u201d to the shock of Ziwe, who shouts \u201cNo way!\u201dZiwe, who is Nigerian-American, then asks: \u201cAre you serious? This is huge. Igbo, Yoruba, do we know?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meghan then tells her listeners: \u201cI\u2019m going to start to dig deeper into all of this because anyone that I\u2019ve told, especially Nigerian women, are just like, what?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">After absorbing the bombshell revelation, Nigerian-American Ziwe continues to joke that the Duchess looks like \u201cher aunt Ouzo\u201d in a heart-warming clip between the pair.The podcast revelation was the first time Meghan opened up about her ancestral background on the public stage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hi\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ajx\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gA gt acV\">\n<div class=\"gB xu\">\n<div class=\"ip iq\">\n<div id=\":sn\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, has opened up on her genetic heritage, revealing that she is 43% Nigerian. 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