Meghan's VERY regal outfit: Duchess 明らかにするs her 支援する in?£450 Heidi Merrick Windsor gown from 2018 as she joins Prince Harry on 'three-day 王室の 小旅行する'

Meghan Markle has 選ぶd for a daring backless gown 肩書を与えるd Windsor as she and Prince Harry kicked off their 王室の-style 小旅行する of Nigeria today with a trip to a school supported by the couple's Archewell 創立/基礎.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42,?looked effortlessly elegant as she?明らかにするd her 支援する in the sleeveless peach maxi dress from?Californian designer?Heidi Merrick, which is first thought to have been 解放(する)d in 2018, the year of Meghan's 王室の wedding?to Harry.

But the 王室の links don't end there; Meghan's regal in-法律s are 公式に 肩書を与えるd The House of Windsor, the same 指名する given to the gown.

The couple's 72-hour whistlestop visit is まず第一に/本来 to 促進する Harry's Invictus Games, but many 観察者/傍聴者s have 公式文書,認めるd its similarity to a 伝統的な 王室の 小旅行する.

So much so, that he?British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, was left keen to 追い散らす any illusions that they are on 公式の/役人 商売/仕事.

'They are visiting in a 私的な capacity, not an 公式の/役人 one...?They are not 代表するing the work of His Majesty's 政府 on this visit,'?he said in comments 報告(する)/憶測d by the News 機関 of Nigeria.

Meghan Markle has opted for a daring backless dress as she and Prince Harry kicked off their 72-hour whistlestop tour of Nigeria today with a trip to a school supported by the couple's Archewell Foundation

Meghan Markle has 選ぶd for a daring backless dress as she and Prince Harry kicked off their 72-hour whistlestop 小旅行する of Nigeria today with a trip to a school supported by the couple's Archewell 創立/基礎

Believed to have originall y been 定価つきの at $572, Meghan's chic silk frock features a dropped hemline, 大波ing skirt and cinched waist.

It's not the first time the Duchess has worn the designer. In April, Meghan 選ぶd for a glamorous white?Heidi Merrick design, which featured?a 声明 屈服する and 削減(する) out 支援する.

Meghan's の近くに friend and former 控訴s co-星/主役にする Abigail Spencer also chose the same outfit to celebrate Heidi's 周年記念日 祝賀s with her husband Johnny Johnston in?September. Abigail looks to be の近くに pals with the?Californian designer.

追加するing a touch of glitz to her ensemble, the mother-of-two sported chunky gold earrings from Lanvin, her?AURate collar necklace and an array of dazzling bracelets, 同様に as her wedding (犯罪の)一味s.

She also 選ぶd to wear her $62,000 Lorraine Schwartz pinky 禁止(する)d, which has a contentious background; there have long been questions about the origin of the (犯罪の)一味.

In 2021, Prince Harry and Meghan 否定するd (人命などを)奪う,主張するs that the 禁止(する)d was fashioned with diamonds gifted to the couple by a mystery 寄贈者 in the Middle East - before 明らかにするing that they were referring to a different (犯罪の)一味.

They 最初 said the piece was sourced by a stylist on the shoot 直接/まっすぐに from the designer and that there was no link to a mystery 寄贈者 in the Middle East.

But in a みごたえのある U-turn, they later rolled 支援する the 否定, and 明らかにするd that they were referring to a different (犯罪の)一味.

There was no その上の について言及する made of the Lorraine Schwartz (犯罪の)一味 in question on her 権利 手渡す, begging the question of whether Meghan has something to hide about the provenance of the diamond, which was first seen on her finger in October 2020.

If the diamonds did indeed come from the Middle East, it's not (疑いを)晴らす if Meghan received the gift while she was still a working 王室の, or after she 成し遂げるd her final 公式の/役人 義務s in 早期に March 2020.

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, looked effortlessly elegant as she bared her back in a sleeveless p
each-coloured frock, featuring a dropped hemline, billowing skirt and cinched waist

The Duchess of Sussex, 42, looked effortlessly elegant as she 明らかにするd her 支援する in a sleeveless peach-coloured frock, featuring a dropped hemline, 大波ing skirt and cinched waist

Adding a touch of glitz to her ensemble, the mother-of-two sported chunky gold earrings, her AURate collar necklace and an array of dazzling bracelets

追加するing a touch of glitz to her ensemble, the mother-of-two sported chunky gold earrings, her AURate collar necklace and an array of dazzling bracelets

Both the Duchess and Duke donned beaded necklaces, while Harry put on a low-key display in a cream shirt and trouser combo

Both the Duchess and Duke donned beaded necklaces, while Harry put on a low-重要な 陳列する,発揮する in a cream shirt and trouser combo

She did not visit the 地域 公式に, but there's always the 可能性 she made a 私的な trip.

Buckingham Palace only publishes a 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) of gifts received by 王室のs while on 義務 in the UK or overseas, and there is no public 記録,記録的な/記録する of Meghan 存在 given any diamonds.

Gifts sent to the 王室のs outside of 公式の/役人 約束/交戦s are 記録,記録的な/記録するd but not made public.

The palace 以前 directed 調査s about the diamonds 支援する to the Sussexes' 代表者/国会議員s in the US.

Meghan also appeared to sport her beloved $5,500 Ariel Gordon Diamond Hex Tennis bracelet, which was rumoured to be a?Valentine's gift from Harry this year.?

The 素晴らしい 14k yellow gold piece features more than 1.5 carats of diamonds encased in solid gold hexagon-形態/調整d links and is handmade in LA.

She often stacks the stand-out piece on 最高の,を越す of her other bling, such as her beloved Cartier Watch, 同一の to the one her mother-in-法律 Princess Diana owned.?

Meghan complemented her outfit today with a smattering of glamorous 構成, 含むing a pink lip-gloss, plenty of blush and a smokey eyeshadow look.?Her hair appeared 平等に glam, with the Duchess 選ぶing for a ponytail of soft curls.

Rosie Osborne, celebrity facialist, commented on the Duchess' possible skincare 決まりきった仕事, telling MailOnline: 'There is no 否定するing Meghan does look incredible.

'A red carpet look like this can be 達成するd by using... a 包括的な at-home 肌 計画(する) using 医療の grade 製品s.'?

Both the Duchess and Duke donned beaded necklaces that they had been gifted, while Harry put on a low-重要な 陳列する,発揮する in a cream shirt and trouser combo.

Meghan takes a selfie with students as Harry watches at the Wuse Lightway Academy today

Meghan takes a selfie with students as Harry watches at the Wuse Lightway 学院 today

Harry and Meghan take part in games at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today

Harry and Meghan 参加する games at the Wuse Lightway 学院 in Abuja today?

The Duke and Duchess watch dancers at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja this morning

The Duke and Duchess watch ダンサーs at the Wuse Lightway 学院 in Abuja this morning

Meghan?complemented her outfit with a smattering of glamorous makeup, including a pink lip-gloss, plenty of blush and a smokey eyeshadow look. Her hair appeared equally glam, with Meghan opting for a ponytail of soft curls

Meghan?complemented her outfit with a smattering of glamorous 構成, 含むing a pink lip-gloss, plenty of blush and a smokey eyeshadow look. Her hair appeared 平等に glam, with Meghan 選ぶing for a ponytail of soft curls?

The Duke and?Duchess of Sussex met 公式の/役人s and children at the Wuse Lightway 学院 this morning, hours after their arrival in Abuja in the 早期に hours.

Harry spoke to a group of pupils at the school about mental health and 言及/関連d when someone has 'lost a loved one in your family and you don't know who to turn to or who to speak to'.

The Duke ? who was 12 and his brother William 1 5 when Princess Diana died in Paris in 1997 - 追加するd that there was 'no shame to be able to 認める that today is a bad day',

He also told the children: 'You can have it, she (Meghan) can have it, I can have it. They can have it. Every 選び出す/独身 one of us is likely to have it on any given day.'

The couple flew in together just before 5am に引き続いて a secret 再会 at London Heathrow's VIP Windsor 控訴 yesterday after the Duchess arrived from Los Angeles.

They both boarded the British 航空路s 夜通し flight to Abuja, which was わずかに 延期するd after the scheduled 操縦する went sick and a 交替/補充 had to be 緊急発進するd.

The Sussexes, visiting Nigeria together for the first time, were seated in the first class section of the Boeing 777 and were kept apart from other 乗客s by a curtain.

It comes after Harry said it was '広大な/多数の/重要な' to be 支援する in the UK this week to celebrate the 10th 周年記念日 of the Invictus Games. The Duke had been in London since Tuesday to …に出席する events relating to the 競争 含むing a thanksgiving service.

Speaking at Wuse Lightway 学院 this morning, Harry said: 'In some 事例/患者s around the world, in more than you would believe, there is a stigma when it comes to mental health.

'Too many people don't want to talk about it, because it's invisible - something in your mind that you can't see. It's not like a broken 脚, it's not like a broken wrist, it's something we are still 比較して 自信のない of.

'But guess what? Every 選び出す/独身 person in this room - the youngest, the oldest - every 選び出す/独身 person has mental health.'

He said that people had to 'look after yourselves to be able to look after other people, and other people have to be able to look after themselves to be able to l ook after you', 追加するing: 'That's the way it 作品.'

Harry and Meghan at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today as they speak to children

Harry and Meghan at the Wuse Lightway 学院 in Abuja today as they speak to children

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja this morning

Prince Harry and Megh an Markle arrive at the Wuse Lightway 学院 in Abuja this morning

The Duke continued: 'And there is no shame to be able to 認める that today is a bad day, 承認する? That you woke up this morning feeling sad; that you were at school, feeling 強調する/ストレスd; that you've lost a loved one in your family and you don't know who to turn to or who to speak to. All of these things you may even be led to believe are not for conversation.'

He said the Sussexes were 'here today to tell you that that is not the 事例/患者'.

Harry continued: 'Every 選び出す/独身 one of those things is 完全に normal, it is a human reaction, whether it's grief, 強調する/ストレス, whatever the feeling is. It comes from an experience that you have had - you can have it, she (Meghan) can have it, I can have it. They can have it. Every 選び出す/独身 one of us is likely to have it on any given day.

'So if you take anything away from today, just know that mental health 影響する/感情s every 選び出す/独身 person.'

Nigerian defence 広報担当者 准將 General Tukur Gusau 確認するd today that Harry and Meghan arrived in Abuja 早期に this morning.

They will be 会合 負傷させるd 兵士s and their families in what Nigerian 公式の/役人s have said is a show of support to 改善する the 兵士s' 意気込み/士気 and wellbeing.

Abidemi Marquis, the director of sports at Nigeria's Defence (警察,軍隊などの)本部, said: 'This 約束/交戦 with Invictus is giving us the 適切な時期 for the 回復 of our 兵士s.,'

Harry served in Afghanistan as an Apache ヘリコプター co-操縦する gunner, after which he 設立するd the Invictus Games in 2014 to 申し込む/申し出 負傷させるd 退役軍人s and service members the challenge of competing in sports events 類似の to the Paralympics.

Nigeria was の中で the nations that 参加するd in last year's 版 of the games.

The Nigerian 軍の has touted the Invictus Games as one which could help the 回復 of thousands of its 職員/兵員 who have been fighting the homegrown Boko Haram Islamic 極端論者s and their 派閥s since 2009 when they 開始する,打ち上げるd an 暴動.

Mr Marquis said: '80 per cent of our 兵士s that have been 伴う/関わるd in this 回復 programme are getting better (and) their 見通し to life is 肯定的な,'

'The 回復 programme has given them an 適切な時期 to 改善する their personal self-esteem, to 改善する their mental health and emotional 知能.'

As Harry and Meghan arrived in Nigeria just before 5am today, other travellers were held 支援する while the couple were 護衛するd off and t hey 交流d smiles with cabin 乗組員 as they left.

Nigerian 公式の/役人s met them at the airport, Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International, and they were taken out of a 味方する door の上に the jetty and into a waiting 黒人/ボイコットd out minibus.

Harry and Meghan chat as they meet children at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja today

Harry and Meghan 雑談(する) as they 会合,会う children at the Wuse Lightway 学院 in Abuja today

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met officials and children at the Wuse Lightway Academy this morning, hours after their arrival in Abuja in the early hours

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex met 公式の/役人s and children at the Wuse Lightway 学院 this morning, hours after their arrival in Abuja in the 早期に hours?

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit the Wuse Lightway Academy in Nigeria this morning

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visit the Wuse Lightway 学院 in Nigeria this morning

Meghan was wearing 黒人/ボイコット trousers and a brown jacket, while Harry walked behind in a 黒人/ボイコット jacket and trousers and open necked shirt.

補佐官s carried their luggage, and they were …を伴ってd by the same 安全 team that had been with Harry throughout his 最近の stay in London.

The couple are thought to be staying in the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja where the 大統領の 控訴 costs £600 a night.

始める,決める in picturesque landscape gardens in the heart of the Nigerian 資本/首都, the hotel has a restaurant, pool and spa and is popular with expats and 外交官s.

It is also の近くに to the Nigerian Defence (警察,軍隊などの)本部 where the couple will have an 約束/交戦 at 12pm with General Christopher Musa, 長,指導者 of Defence Staff.

准將 General Tukur Gusau told MailOnline: 'They will be tired after their 旅行, so they will 残り/休憩(する) and then the first 約束/交戦 is at midday at the Defence (警察,軍隊などの)本部.

'After that they will travel to Kaduna to 会合,会う 負傷させるd 兵士s at a 軍の hospital there before returning to Abuja for other 約束/交戦s.'

The visit is まず第一に/本来 to 促進する the Invictus Games and comes after Harry met the Nigerian team and General Musa at last year's comp etition in Dusseldorf, Germany.

It was there that he told the audience Meghan was 'やじ for Team Nigeria' after discovering she had 遺産 from the west African nation.

Harry and Meghan are visiting Nigeria on the 招待 of General Christopher Musa.

The couple are 予定 to visit a school before the duke 会合,会うs 負傷させるd service members at a 軍の hospital.

They will also …に出席する a training 開会/開廷/会期 for charity organisation Nigeria: Unconquered, which 共同製作するs with the Invictus Games, 同様に as a 歓迎会 where 軍の families will be honoured.

Meghan is then 予定 to co-host an event of Women in Leadership with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the director-general of the World 貿易(する) Organisation.

On Sunday the couple will 飛行機で行く to Lagos for the second part of visit where they will …に出席する a basketball (軍の)野営地,陣営 with the charity 巨大(な)s of Africa, a cultural 歓迎会 and a polo fundraiser for Nigeria: Unconquered.

The Defence HQ 明らかにする/漏らすd the Sussexes' 旅程 in a 圧力(をかける) 会議/協議会 yesterday, and said that while some of the 会合s will be 私的な, the couple will do a photocall after.

The department said Meghan was looking 今後 to visiting Nigeria to '調査する her Nigerian 家系'.

It comes after Meghan 明らかにする/漏らすd on her Spotify podcast Archetypes in 2022 that she 設立する out she has Nigerian 家系, describin g herself as '43 per cent Nigerian'.

During a visit to the Nigerian team at last year's Invictus Games in Dusseldorf, Meghan was given the 指名する Amira Ngozi Lolo, which 持つ/拘留するs a special 王室の meaning.

'Amira' means 軍人 princess from a legend, while 'Ngozi' means blessed and 'Lolo' means 王室の wife.

Harry also joked about Meghan's 家系 during his 開始 speech at the games.

He said: 'Now, I'm not 説 we play favourites in our home, but since my wife discovered she's of Nigerian 降下/家系, it's likely to get a little bit more 競争の激しい this year.'