Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle has revealed that she is 43% Nigerian. 

During a session on her podcast ”Archetype”, Markle, who is of a mixed race told Nigerian-American writer Ziwe Fumudoh, and professor Emily Bernards about her heritage. 

The Duchess says she wanted to find out more about her background, hence she took a genealogy test – a test that shows one’s family history through examination of DNA variations. 

“I’m actually 43% Nigerian…So I am going to start to dig deeper into all this because everyone I have told, especially Nigerian women, are just like ‘whaaat this is so big for our community,” Meghan said.

In the podcast episode, Meghan and the hosts delved into how a black woman is labeled as “the angry black woman.” 

They further highlighted the difference of being “clear” and being “difficult”.