Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrived in Nigeria this morning for their 72-hour whistlestop 小旅行する after 飛行機で行くing in together に引き続いて a secret 再会 in London.

The Duchess of Sussex landed at Heathrow yesterday after 飛行機で行くing 単独の from Los Angeles before 会合 up with her husband at the airport's VIP Windsor 控訴.

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 couple, 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, …に出席するing events relating to the 競争 含むing a thanksgiving service.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walk down the steps of a British Airways plane at Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria early this morning shortly after landing

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walk 負かす/撃墜する the steps of a British 航空路s 計画(する) at Abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Nigeria 早期に this morning すぐに after 上陸

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pictured in Abuja this morning, were seated in the first class section of the Boeing 777 flight and were kept apart from other passengers by a curtain

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, pictured in Abuja this morning, were seated in the first class section of the Boeing 777 flight and were kept apart from other 乗客s by a curtain

Prince Harry is spotted arriving at the VIP Windsor suite at London Heathrow Airport yesterday

Prince Harry is spotted arriving at the VIP Windsor 控訴 at London Heathrow Airport yesterday

Prince Harry walks into the Windsor Suite at Heathrow yesterday to be reunited with Meghan

Prince Harry walks into the Windsor 控訴 at Heathrow yesterday to be 再会させるd with Meghan

Prince Harry's team are pictured outside the Windsor Suite at Heathrow Airport yesterday

Prince Harry's team are pictured outside the Windsor Su ite at Heathrow Airport yesterday

On arrival 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 they 交流d smiles with cabin 乗組員 as they left.

Prince Harry says it's '広大な/多数の/重要な' to be 支援する in UK

The Duke of Sussex said it was '広大な/多数の/重要な' to be 支援する in the UK this week.?

Speaking at an event he …に出席するd in London yesterday for Scotty's Little 兵士s, a charity for (死が)奪い去るd 軍の children, Harry was asked by BBC 王室の 特派員 Daniela Relph: 'Nice to have you 支援する. How is it 存在 here?'

The Duke replied: 'It's 広大な/多数の/重要な. Just as the lights turned off, perfect タイミング. It's 広大な/多数の/重要な, it's amazing. What Scotty's is doing with these kids is 絶対 incredible, and very needed 同様に.?

'And the more opportu nity we get to do these 肉親,親類d of events, the more that families and kids up and 負かす/撃墜する the country know that Scotty's 存在するs, which is really the most important thing.'

Ms Relph asked him: 'How many Maltesers did you eat off the 床に打ち倒す?'?

And Harry replied: 'Er, you guys probably know better than I do, but at least three. I think by that point it started getting a little bit weird.'

As he walked away, Ms Relph said: 'And nice to be 支援する in the UK?' And Harry said: 'Yeah, it's 広大な/多数の/重要な. Nice to see you.'

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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.

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 their first 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 競争 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.

The Duke of Sussex visits an event in London yesterday hosted by Scotty's Little Soldiers

The Duke of Sussex visits an event in London yesterday hosted by Scotty's Little 兵士s

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday?

Prince Harry makes a surprise visit to the Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

Prince Harry makes a surprise visit to the Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday?

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday

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) O rganisation.

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, 述べるing 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 h olds a special 王室の meaning.

The Duke of Sussex on a visit to an event in London hosted by Scotty's Little Soldiers yesterday

The Duke of Sussex on a visit to an event in London hosted by Scotty's Little 兵士s yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex poses with a group from Scotty's Little Soldiers in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex 提起する/ポーズをとるs with a group from Scotty's Little 兵士s in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday

'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.'

It comes after the duke celebrated the 10th 周年記念日 of the Invictus Games at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Wednesday.

Harry was joined for the service of thanksgiving by の近くに 親族s of his mother Diana, Princess of むちの跡s and a 助言者 who supported him after her death, along with hundreds of people from the 'Invictus family'.

The St Paul's service to recognise the Paralympic-style 競争 the 王室の 設立するd began as a few miles away the King met guests at the first Buckingham Palace garden party of the year.

A group from Scotty's Little Soldiers take a selfie with the Duke of Sussex in London yesterday

A group from Scotty's Little 兵士s take a selfie with the Duke of Sussex in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex during a visit to the Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex during a visit to the Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little Soldiers event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex plays games at a Scotty's Little 兵士s event in London yesterday

The Duke of Sussex attends an event in London hosted by Scotty's Little Soldiers yesterday

The Duke of Sussex …に出席するs an event in London hosted by Scotty's Little 兵士s yesterday

The 君主 and his son did not 会合,会う during Harry's 簡潔な/要約する UK visit 予定 to the King's 'ful l programme', said the duke's 広報担当者 in a 声明.

There have been 報告(する)/憶測s of 問題/発行するs of 信用 but the 声明 had a 懐柔的な トン and について言及するd how the duke hoped to 'see him soon'.

The Invictus Games was 設立するd as a 冒険的な event for 負傷させるd and sick 軍の 職員/兵員 and 退役軍人s.

Harry met Nigeria's 長,指導者 of defence staff in Germany last September at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf.

地元の newspapers 報告(する)/憶測d that Defence (警察,軍隊などの)本部 was 'honoured' and 'delighted' after Harry and Meghan, who is of Nigerian 降下/家系, had 受託するd the 招待.

In a 圧力(をかける) 要点説明 broadcast live on Facebook yesterday, 空気/公表する 副/悪徳行為 保安官 Abidemi Marquis, who is the director of sports at the Nige rian Defence 省, said Harry and Meghan would visit the Wuse Light 学院 - an 会・原則 they are supporting - before seeing Nigeria's 安全 長,指導者.

Harry and Meghan are thought to be staying in the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja (file picture)

Harry and Meghan are thought to be staying in the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja (とじ込み/提出する picture)

Harry and Meghan are visiting Abuja in Nigeria, which is pictured in a file photo from 2022

Harry and Meghan are visiting Abuja in Nigeria, which is pictured in a とじ込み/提出する photo from 2022?

Later they will travel to Kaduna 明言する/公表する to visit the Nigerian Army 言及/関連 Hospita l where the 負傷させるd and 負傷させるd 兵士s are kept for their 医療の 回復.

空気/公表する 副/悪徳行為 保安官 Marquis 追加するd that the visit would 援助(する) the 回復 of 負傷させるd 兵士s to 上げる their personal self-esteem and 改善する their mental health.

He continued: 'Their emotional 知能 has been 改善するd and also their families seeing them, as they used to be breadwinners who is 有能な of continue living.

'So this 約束/交戦 with Invictus is giving us the 適切な時期 for the 回復 for our 兵士s.

'On Saturday, we'll be having like an 展示 of novelty match. The CDS (長,指導者 of Defence Staff) team and the Duke's team will be having a volleyball match at the 武装した 軍隊s officers' mess in the morning.

'And this is just to engage with the 負傷させるd and 負傷させるd 兵士s. It's a sitting volleyball match coming in the morning.

Prince Harry meets well-wishers outside St Paul's Cathedral in London on Wednesday

Prince Harry 会合,会うs 支持者s outside St Paul's Cathedral in London on Wednesday

Prince Harry at the Invictus Games service at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Wednesday

Prince Harry at the Invictus Games service at St Pau l's Cathedral in London on Wednesday

Fans take photographs as Harry shakes hands outside St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday

Fans take photographs as Harry shakes 手渡すs outside St Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday

'So after that, we have a programme for them by 1pm. A 歓迎会, where they will be interacting with families of 負傷させるd and 負傷させるd 兵士s and families of 兵士s and officers killed in 活動/戦闘 and service members 一般に.'

While still in London yesterday, Harry chatted and played games with (死が)奪い去るd 軍の children as he made a surprise visit to a charity event.

Harry spent the afternoon with 50 children and young people, 老年の between six and 22, who have experienced the death of a 軍の parent.

He took part in games - 含むing one which saw the duke use a straw to 輸送(する) Smarties as quickly as possible - and spoke to the youngsters as part of the fun-filled event hosted in London by Scotty's Little 兵士s.

Harry also spent time talking to nine members from Scotty's 会議, a group of young people who 代表する the charity's other members, who discussed their experiences of growing up without a parent.

King Charles III during a visit to Gibraltar Barracks in Minley, Hampshire, yesterday afternoon

King Charles III during a visit to Gibraltar 兵舎 in Minley, Hampshire, yesterday afternoon

The King meets the staff and families of the 3 Royal School of Military Engineering yesterday

The King 会合,会うs the staff and families of the 3 王室の School of 軍の 工学 yesterday

The duke, 39, 完全にするd two 小旅行するs of Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013 as a 今後 空気/公表する 監査役 and an Apache ヘリコプター 操縦する, having flown countless training 使節団s in the UK, US and Australia.

He said: 'It was an honour to 会合,会う so many of the wonderful families Scotty's Little 兵士s supports.

'I have long believed in the 使節団 of this charity, and I truly believe the work they do to foster community and create space for young people to connect, grieve, but also have fun together is life-changing.

'I am a 抱擁する 支持者 of their work, and very proud to be their first 全世界の 外交官/大使.'

The charity - for which the duke became a 全世界の 外交官/大使 in November - was one of seven which had been 指名するd by Harry and Meghan to 利益 from 寄付s 場内取引員/株価 the couple's wedding 儀式 in 2018.

Harry has been 伴う/関わるd with the charity since 2017 and 記録,記録的な/記録するd a special ビデオ message in 2022 dressed as Spider-Man for its children's Christmas party.

Prince William poses for a selfie with a fan at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, yesterday

Prince William 提起する/ポーズをとるs for a selfie with a fan at Fistral Beach in Newquay, Cornwall, yesterday

The Prince of Wales holds a volleyball during a visit to Fistral Beach in Newquay yesterday

The Prince of むちの跡s 持つ/拘留するs a volleyball during a visit to Fistral Beach in Newquay yesterday

Georgia Paterson, 16, said it was 'amazing' to speak to the duke about the experience of losing a parent growing up.

She said: 'Prince Harry was the best person to 株 that experience with because he's been through it and understands better than anyone.

'It was really moving to see how 攻撃を受けやすい he was with us, which encouraged us to open up 同様に.'

Georgia 追加するd: 'It felt really connecting because when your parent served, they served for the country, and one of the most important things for the country is the 王室の family.

'Speaking with someone who is part of that made me feel more connected to my Dad. It was amazing to be connected to him in that moment.'

Nikki Scott, who 設立するd the charity in 2010 に引き続いて the death of her husband during a 小旅行する in Afghanistan, said: 'It was amazing to see all the smiles in the room when Prince Harry walked through the door.

Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday to mark the 90th anniversary of Brooke, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys, and mules
Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday to mark the 90th anniversary of Brooke, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of working horses, donkeys, and mules

Queen Camilla at Buckingham Palace in London yesterday to 示す the 90th 周年記念日 of Brooke, a charity 献身的な to 改善するing the lives of working horses, donkeys, and mules

Queen Camilla speaks to Angela Rippon at the Brooke event at Buckingham Palace yesterday

Queen Camilla speaks to Angela Rippon at the Brooke event at Buckingham Palace yesterday

'The Duke of Sussex has supported Scotty's for a long time, which means a lot to our members because they know he understands what it's like to experience the death of a parent and the challenges they 直面する.

'It's important to our members to 持続する their 関係 to the 軍の community, which Prince Harry is also 熱烈な about.

'Events like these are so 価値のある to our members because it enables them to develop friendships with others in a 類似の 状況/情勢, 同様に as have lots of fun.'

Scotty's Little 兵士s 現在/一般に supports more than 670 (死が)奪い去るd 軍の children and young people up to the age of 25, 申し込む/申し出ing one-to-one bereavement support, 指導/手引 to parents and carers, fun activities such as holidays and group events, and learning 援助.

Harry and Meghan moved to the US in 2020 after stepping 負かす/撃墜する from 王室の 義務s, and now live in a £12million mansion in Montecito, California, with their children Archie ? who turned five on Monday ? and Lilibet, who will be three next month.