Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have undergone a "major change" to their brand in order to be resubmitted into the good books of the Royal Family, it has been claimed.
This comes as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun their whistle stop tour of Nigeria, following Meghan's discovery that she is "43 per cent Nigerian".
After reuniting in London, the couple have landed in the African country where they attended an inaugural mental health summit at a school run by a local non-profit linked to their foundation.
Meghan told the school children: "I see myself in all of you as well. It is a complete honour to have our first visit to Nigeria."
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have undergone a 'major change' in recent months
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Offering the children mental health advice, Harry said in his speech: "There is no shame to be able to acknowledge that today is a bad day.
"All of these things you may have been led to believe are not for conversation - we are here to tell you today that is not the case."
Detailing the royal tour on GB News, Royal Correspondent Cameron Walker said "you'd be forgiven" if you were "mistaken in thinking that the two of them were still working members of the Royal Family".
Cameron also noted that the couple are very much "playing it out like a royal tour".
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have begun their trip to Nigeria
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Meghan Markle also told the children "not to suffer in silence" before receiving gifts from the school.
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Cameron explained: "Harry and Meghan are no longer working members of the Royal Family. This does appear to play out like a royal tour, even though it's not officially one. King Charles is head of the Commonwealth and he has not had a chance to visit Nigeria yet.
"Prince Harry couldn't didn't even see the King when he was in the UK because the King's diary was too busy a few days ago. And what it's also done is overshadow Prince William's visits to the Scilly Isles, his first time as Duke of Cornwall."
Host Tom Harwood argued that "stronger ties" between the UK and Nigeria as a result of the trip can "only be a good thing", and Nigeria is an "important country" both in the Commonwealth and on the world stage.
Cameron responded: "There was lots of optimism when Harry married Meghan back in 2018, because they could have been a real asset to the working royals in terms of shoring up relationships with these Commonwealth nations.
Cameron Walker says the royal couple are 'overshadowing' Prince William's visit to Cornwall
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"I have seen a noticeable shift with Harry and Meghan in the last few months. The statements we're getting from them appear to be a lot more diplomatic. For example, when they told us that Harry was not going to be seeing his father, the statement was from his spokesperson that Harry was very understanding of that fact, suggesting to me that a he wants to build a better relationship with the working royals.
"Both Harry and Meghan have started to get away from this complaining about their privileged lives narrative, which we've had over the last few years with Harry's memoir, Spare, the Netflix series, and instead they are starting to champion causes they care about, such as wounded veterans, such as the culture of Nigeria and young people's mental health."
Cameron also suggested that the "shift" in their narrative could be instrumental in trying to "turn the tides in terms of their popularity", but admitted it is a "long, long way to go".
He added: "They are still deeply unpopular both here in the United Kingdom and the United States. It appears to be a lot of distrust between Harry, Meghan and the working royals, because of all those secrets that were revealed in the Netflix series and Spare."
