On a humid open-air basketball court on the fringes of Nigeria's capital, a local cameraman is beseeching the Duchess of Sussex to look down his lens. 'Royalty!' he shouts.
Nobody squealed with excitement louder than a group of banner-waving women in identical black-and-yellow dresses. To these women, Meghan is someone upon whom they can fasten their hopes, a belief bolstered by her declaration that she is '43 per cent Nigerian'. One of them, civil servant Lizi Ben-Iheanacho, 59, says: 'She is one of us and that makes us feel so inspired.'
In a nod to her heritage, the duchess wrote in a visitors' book at the Nigerian Defence Headquarters: 'With gratitude for the support of the Invictus community and for welcoming me home.' Her friend, Akhigbe Tolulope, 32, has followed Meghan's life and career since 2009. Like many in Nigeria, she was a fan of the TV drama Suits
Both teams included war wounded, some of them amputees. On the duke's team was former Nigerian soldier Peacemaker Azuegbulam, who lost his leg in combat against Boko Haram. He became the first African to win gold at the Invictus Games last year.