Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Nigerian tour from ‘warrior princess’ to ‘royal’ entourage

The couple will be visiting the African country shortly after Harry’s return trip to the UK, during which he will give a reading at a special service for the Invictus Games. The trip to Nigeria is also in honour of the sporting event, with the Sussexes set to take part in talks about the games.

It’s believed Harry and Meghan will be travelling with a team of people from the Archewell company and will likely stay at a posh hotel. Here, we’ve taken a look inside the Nigeria visit.

State visitors to Nigeria tend to stay at the presidential headquarters, Aso Villa in Abuja. As Meghan and Harry’s trip isn’t an official state visit, however, it’s likely they will be offered alternative accommodation.

It’s believed Meghan and Harry will visit Camp Wu Bassey, an Army barracks in Abuja, during their trip. Here, they will be treated to a banquet with military officials.

Terver Dominic, a resident of Abuja, suggested Harry and Meghan will be treated to a military cultural event known as WASA, or West African Social Activities, to entertain them. This involves a ceremonial tug of war which symbolises strength and team work.

Meghan and Harry have a large team who will no doubt be accompanying them to Nigeria. Miranda Barbot, a PR expert who previously worked with Barack Obama, has recently been promoted by Meghan and Harry to vice-president of programmes and media operations at Archewell.

It’s believed she will be helping to plan the couple’s tour of Nigeria and will likely accompany them on the trip. She previously travelled to Dusseldorf with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex for the Invictus Games.

Netflix cameras are also likely to be in attendance, with Harry and Meghan creating two brand new programmes for the streaming giant as part of their exclusive five-year deal.