Meghan Markle insists she and Prince Harry are ‘really happy’ and ‘doing great’ as they watch their family ‘grow up and evolve’ in gushing interview with American magazine after ‘really meaningful’ trip to Nigeria

Meghan Markle has insisted she and her husband Prince Harry are ‘very happy’ and ‘doing great’ as they ‘watch our family grow and evolve’.

The Duchess of Sussex last week spoke of her joy during the couple’s three-day trip to Nigeria while raising children Prince Archie, five, and Princess Lilibet, two.

Meghan, 42, shared People magazine: ‘We are doing just fine. And happy to see our family growing and evolving. Of course I’m happy. We are very happy.’

She also described the tour as “really meaningful” and said such trips were “about us being able to get out and focus on the things that mean so much to us.”

And Harry added: ‘You know what Africa has meant to me over the years. It is a very special place and I am very happy that I can now involve Nigeria.’

Sources close to the Sussexes also stressed that the tour between last Friday and Sunday was not intended to highlight any gaps in the royal family’s workload.

Meghan smiles as she receives flowers during a sitting volleyball match in Abuja last Saturday

Prince Harry and Meghan during their tour of Nigeria when they visited Abuja last Saturday

Royal trips abroad have become rarer in recent months as Harry’s father, King Charles, and sister-in-law Kate are both undergoing treatment for cancer, which has also led to his brother Prince William scaling back his number of engagements.

Meghan’s positive outlook is in stark contrast to how she has previously described her struggles before stepping down as a working royal with Harry in 2020.

The Duchess told Oprah Winfrey in 2021 that her life as a British royal was so isolating and lonely that at one point she “didn’t want to live anymore.”

She also claimed during the bombshell interview that the royal family didn’t get her the help she needed at the time, and spoke about claims of racism.

The late Queen Elizabeth II subsequently released a famous statement declaring that “some memories may differ” but that the Sussexes “will always be much loved family members.”

Harry and Meghan spoke to People during their tour of Nigeria, visiting Lagos and Abuja during a three-day trip invited by the military.

The tour was aimed at promoting the mental health of soldiers and empowering young people – and the couple attended events related to Harry’s Invictus Games, which Nigeria plans to host in the future.

Meghan helps take a selfie as Harry watches at the Wuse Lightway Academy in Abuja last week

Meghan Markle attends a lunch with military officials in Abuja during last week’s Nigeria tour

Prince Harry and Meghan last Sunday at the Dream Big Basketball Clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

The Sussexes were also welcomed to the Lagos State Government House and met with military officials at the Defense Headquarters in Abuja.

Meanwhile, the couple’s Archewell Foundation is now no longer listed as “delinquent” by California’s Registry of Charities and Fundraisers.

On Monday the charity was flagged as ‘delinquent’ and on May 3 a formal notice was sent to the foundation for ‘failure to submit required annual report(s) and/or renewal fees’, but by Tuesday Archewell Foundation’s status had been changed to ‘current ‘.

The letter warned that an organization listed as delinquent would be prohibited from “applying for or disbursing charitable funds” and that “its registration may be suspended or revoked by the register.”

But last night a statement from the California Department of Justice said the Archewell Foundation “is current and in good standing.”

The problem is said to have arisen from a payment that was thought to have been sent but was reportedly not received. However, new data shows that the required payment was sent last year and delivered on time.

The Archewell Foundation said after an investigation it found that payments were made “promptly” and that all paperwork was submitted “without error or misconduct.”