Meghan and Prince Harry donate to charity in Nigeria after unveiling Archetypes

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry made a donation to charities working in Nigeria after the Duchess announced that she is 43 percent Nigerian on her latest podcast, Archetypes, it was revealed.

The Duchess of SussexThe 41-year-old released the sixth episode of her audio series yesterday and explained that she discovered she was 43 per cent Nigerian after taking a genealogical test “a couple of years ago”.

And in the press release that accompanied the episode, a Spotify A spokesperson confirmed that the couple’s Archewell Foundation has made donations to Save the Children and UNICEF.

The spokesman said the unspecified donations to charities “will help provide relief following the devastating floods that have wreaked havoc in Nigeria”.

The country’s floods, blamed by the government on heavy rain and the release of water from a dam in neighboring Cameroon, have killed more than 600 people, displaced some 1.4 million and damaged or destroyed 440,000 hectares of farmland across Nigeria .

Save the Children shared the news on Twitter, announcing that the couple had made an undisclosed donation through their Archewell Foundation

Meanwhile, Save the Children Nigeria tweeted: “Over 1.5 million children at risk after devastating floods in Nigeria.

“Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation has made a donation to Save the Children in Nigeria as our teams deliver essential items to affected families.”

The couple have previously supported Save The Children, with Meghan sharing a video alongside their son Archie for the charity’s Save with Stories campaign in 2020.

In the episode, titled “Destroying the Myth of Angry Black Women,” the duchess said she’s “going to dig into all of this” during a discussion with comedians Issa Rei and Zive Fumudo about her new podcast.

Meghan (pictured on September 5, 2022) revealed she discovered she was 43 per cent Nigerian after taking a genealogical test “a couple of years ago” while appearing on her latest episode of Archetypes

Elsewhere in the episode released yesterday on Spotifymother of two Megan admitted that she “in particular,” but insisted that “telling people what you need doesn’t make you demanding,” as she argued that black women are stereotyped as “angry.”

Speaking to Nigerian-American comedian Ziwe, Megan explained: “I just started Genealogy a couple of years ago… [I’m] 43 percent Nigerian.”

She added: “I’m going to dig into all of this because everyone I’ve spoken to, especially Nigerian women, has asked ‘What!'”

“It’s very important to our community,” replied a shocked Zive, 30. “No honestly you really look like a Nigerian, you look like my aunt Uzo. So that’s great.”

The Duchess said she was “going to dig into all of that” during a discussion with comedians Issa Ray and Zive Fumudoh about her new podcast (pictured) called Upending the Myth of Angry Black Women.

Meanwhile, discussing her behavior in work situations, the duchess opened up about her frustration at “creeping up and tiptoeing into the room” for fear of being perceived negatively.

“Me in particular, I think a rising tide lifts all ships, we’re all going to succeed, so let’s make sure it’s really great because it’s a shared success for everybody,” she said.

“But I also find myself cringing and tiptoeing into a room and – what I find most embarrassing – when you say a sentence and the intonation goes up like it’s a question.

“And you say, ‘Oh my God, stop, stop, how you’re whispering and walking on tiptoes.’ Just say what you need. You are allowed to set a limit. You are allowed to be clear, it does not make you demanding. It doesn’t make you hard, it makes you clear.’

In ‘Shattering the Myth of Angry Black Women’, the Duchess of Sussex talks to comedians Issa Rae (left) and Teeve (right) to explore stereotypes surrounding ‘women of colour’.

The 41-year-old was previously branded the ‘difficult duchess’ after claims of her ‘dictatorial’ behavior and 5am emails allegedly forced her assistant Samantha Cohen to resign.

Other “broken” royal aides said they were brought to tears by bullying and tantrums. Megan has always vehemently denied any claims of bullying.

At the beginning of the episode, comedian Tive described her “sassy and rude” on-screen persona as “directly at odds with what a woman should be in public, according to sexism.”

In a monologue responding to her comments, Meghan said she was “so right” and that “when viewed through the lens of black women,” her perspective was “very inspiring.”

Meghan’s latest podcast came as she faced backlash for ‘deal or no deal’ ‘reducing her to the desert’ (pictured on show)

Introducing the next segment – a conversation with actress Issa Rae – Megan said it’s time to “experience what it feels like to just be allowed to live our truth”… “to be direct without anger, to exist on our own terms, to just be, just being human.”

Asked by Rae if she wanted a coffee, Meghan said she had “only recently started drinking coffee again” after “not even thinking about it” when she was in the UK.

“When I was on set, of course it was like Nespresso all day, every day. And then I didn’t actually drink it in the UK and think about it.’

When asked why she started drinking it again in the UK, Meghan said: “That’s a great question, it’s a great question, but I think because life started to come back and so people started to come when guests come, at meetings or and they’re like oh you want some coffee?’

The Duchess later offered another insight into her own acting assignment and how when she looked at casting lists for black characters, “they always had to have an edge or an attitude.”

One example of alleged racism against black women discussed in the podcast was the treatment of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

Elsewhere in the episode, posted on Spotify, mother-of-two Meghan (pictured with her husband Prince Harry) admitted she was “special” but insisted “telling people what you need doesn’t make you demanding”. , as she claimed that black women are stereotyped as “evil”

Jackson, the first black woman to serve on the Supreme Court, was asked about her views on issues such as critical race theory and whether they would interfere with her decision-making.

Meghan said: “I remember watching those hearings in the summer of 2022. They were exciting and painful. Judge Jackson then remained poised and calm, regardless of what was going on with her under the surface, which I can’t imagine.’

At the end of the podcast, the royal paused to hear a rendition of Maya Angelou’s “I Rise.”

Megan’s last podcast came as she faced backlash for “deal or no deal turning her into a desert.”

The Duchess spoke about this in her podcast with Paris Hilton. In the episode titled Breaking Down the Bimbo, Megan said that she wants her daughter Lilibeth to be valued first and foremost for her brains, not for “beauty over brains” as she was on the TV show.

“I ended up leaving the show. I was much bigger than what was objectified on stage. I didn’t like feeling forced to go all out. And little substance,” the Duchess said of her 34-episode stint on the show.

Actress and chat show host Whoopi Goldberg said Meghan’s comments were naive. “It’s TV, baby. But what did you think you were going to do? You know it was a show,” she said. “If you’re a performer, you accept a gig.”

The women who appeared on the show at the same time as Meghan tell a very different story to the Duchess. The atmosphere was said to be jovial rather than oppressive and obscene.

One of the briefcase girls who worked with Megan was Lisa Gleave, a successful Australian model, TV presenter and actress who now lives in Los Angeles.

Like Meghan, she had to master the art of walking up the stairs in a dress and five-inch heels, clutching a briefcase and remembering the cardinal rule of looking happy for the contestant when she’s doing well and sad when she’s not.

Gleave told the Mail of her involvement in Deal or No Deal that she felt “blessed and blessed to be a part of it”, adding: “It’s been a joy and a great career move for me.” That’s what most girls would say.”

She said: “I never looked at it as a show that objectified women. The cast and crew treated us very well. It was a professional set. For many of us, it was a stepping stone in our careers and we went on to greater things.”

Although Lisa admitted that the show “revolved around beautiful women”, they were “all smart and intelligent women and no one treated us like bimbos”.