Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, arrived in Nigeria to champion mental health for young people affected by conflicts and to promote the Invictus Games, founded by Harry to aid the rehabilitation of wounded and sick servicemembers and veterans.
The couple were received at the Abuja school by a dancing troupe and a crowd of excited students and teachers. One little two year old girl stepped forward and tentatively shook hands with Meghan but then decided it was too much of step forward to shake Harry’s hand.Student Nnenna Okorie couldn’t hide her excitement at meeting the couple. “She is the prettiest human being ever,” said Okorie, a senior student at the school.Harry to celebrate Invictus Games anniversary with St Paul’s Cathedral service
“This engagement with Invictus is giving us the opportunity for the recovery of our soldiers,” Abidemi Marquis, the director of sports at Nigeria’s Defense Headquarters, told reporters on Thursday.