Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who recently concluded their successful Nigeria trip, have seemingly sent a clear message to King Charles about their royal status, according to an expert.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are showing they want to be royals ‘on their own terms,’ royal expert Tom Quinn has claimed.

The author, in talks with the Mirror, went on claiming that Meghan and Harry’s latest trip to Nigeria reveals they don’t need King Charles’ permission to be working royals as they want to do it on their own terms.

After King’s snub to not meet Harry during his trip to the UK, Meghan and Harry visited Nigeria on the invitation of the country’s highest-ranking military official, Christopher Musa.

The British High Commissioner Richard Montgomery confirmed the Sussexes were not visiting Nigeria on official business, but royal author Tom Quinn claims the visit seemed to be “a bold statement that they refuse to accept they are no longer working royals.”