A royal commentator has claimed that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle want to “take over from the King” in a scathing analysis of the pair’s trip to Nigeria.
The couple travelled to the country for three days after being invited by Nigeria’s highest-ranking military official, Christopher Musa.
The Sussexes championed their Archewell Foundation’s mental health initiatives for young people and promoted the Invictus Games which Nigeria joined for the first time last year.
Speaking about the trip to Nana Akua on GB News, royal commentator Angela Levin said she thought it was a “very dangerous” move, claiming the pair want to “take over” from King Charles.
Harry and Meghan finished up their tour this week
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She said: “He [Harry] says that it’s important for us to meet directly with people supporting our causes and listen in order to bring about solutions, support and positive change.
“There’s a lot wrong with that because it’s not his job. He is not a [working] member of the Royal Family. He’s not working for them and he is going to start repairing things and handling things and making it all right.
“And I think this is the implication, that they want to go to other places around and take it over from the King and the family because it’s difficult for them at the moment.
“They can’t go abroad because of the cancer issue. So they’re trying to take it away.”
She added: “I think it’s very, very dangerous.” Nana Akua said: “The Nigerians didn’t buy into it though.”
Nana also pointed out that whilst in the country, Harry and Meghan stood up for God Save the King, the UK’s national anthem.
Angela Levin said ‘it is not Harry’s job’
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Speaking about the moment the pair stood up for the song, Levin claimed: “Harry was stood there absolutely frozen. He hated it.
“They didn’t move their mouths one tiny bit to sing along.”
Nana said: “It’s genius of the Nigerian to put that in there. Genius.”
Levin explained: “Well, they didn’t want to make The King feel out of it. They wanted to show respect.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle received great support in Nigeria
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Harry and Meghan have hinted that their trip to Nigeria was not an isolated event, suggesting more such tours are being planned.
The Duke of Sussex told People: “It is hugely important for us to meet directly with people, supporting our causes and listening, in order to bring about solutions, support and positive change.
“There’s only so much one can do from home and over Zoom, so we look forward to travelling more because the work matters.
“Whether it’s the Archewell Foundation, Invictus, or any of our other causes, there will always be reasons to meet the people at the heart of our work.”