Boy who hugged Meghan tells Prince Harry 'sorry I cuddled your wife' - Metro.co.uk

Aker Okoye, 16, met Meghan Markle when she came to his school on Friday — Aker Okoye, 16, said he was ‘overwhelmed and shocked’ to meet Meghan when she came to his school on Friday (Picture: Getty/PA)

The teenage schoolboy who hugged Meghan Markle and told his friends ‘she really is beautiful’ has written to Prince Harry to apologise for ‘cuddling’ his wife.

Aker Okoye, 16, met the Duchess of Sussex when she surprised pupils at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham on Friday to mark International Women’s Day. The head boy said he was ‘just so overwhelmed and shocked’ by Meghan’s visit when he gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek on his school stage.

He got a cheer from his fellow students when he took to the mic and cheekily said: ‘She really is beautiful, innit. I had to speak the truth there.’

In a note to the Duke of Sussex this weekend, Aker said: ‘I hope you didn’t mind me cuddling your wife,’ adding: ‘It was a pleasure to hear her speech and to speak in front of her as well.’

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex embraces student Aker Okoye during a special school assembly at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham ahead of International Womens Day (IWD) held on Sunday 8th March, on March 6, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Stansall-WPA Pool/Getty Images) — Meghan with student Aker Okoye on stage at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham on Friday (Picture: Getty)

The student also said in his letter, published in The Sun, that he hoped to meet Harry one day and wished the royal couple ‘good luck for the future’ as they step back from senior royal duties.

Aker volunteered to speak up on International Women’s Day, saying fighting for women’s rights was something he is passionate about.

Appearing on Good Morning Britain today he said: ‘I felt as if I could do it because it meant something special to me and I thought, I have the confidence to talk about something that I am passionate about.

‘I’m studying history at the moment, and what I’ve realised through looking back, women’s rights and women’s struggle has always been important and not given the right recognition.

‘As someone who benefits from the patriarchy, I feel I can give my voice to supporting them.’

Undated handout photo of the Duchess of Sussex during her surprise visit to the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham, Essex, to celebrate International Women's Day. PA Photo. Issue date: Saturday March 7, 2020. Meghan visited the school, addressing 700 pupils in an assembly ahead of the worldwide celebration of women's achievements on Sunday. Head boy Aker Okoye, 16, was later invited on stage with the duchess after swiftly volunteering to give his view on why men need to be involved in the fight for women's equality. See PA story ROYAL Meghan. Photo credit should read: The Duke and Duchess of Sussex/PA Wire NOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder. — The Duchess of Sussex made a surprise visit to the school to celebrate International Women’s Day (Picture: PA)

Aker made Meghan laugh with his comment on Friday and she later praised his ‘incredible confidence’.

The teenager said he was ‘starstruck’ by the opportunity ‘to speak in front of someone so famous and important’.

On his reasons for writing to Harry, Aker joked: ‘There was a comment on an Instagram post that said if I’m dead in the next six months we know who sent the hit – so I thought I better cover my back.’

He added that meeting Meghan was a moment he will ‘cherish for the rest of my life’.

Aker said: ‘She is more than a pretty face, she is strong, committed and really inspirational. I felt very privileged.’

The Duchess of Sussex listens to a student reciting a poem to pupils at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham, Essex, during a surprise visit to celebrate International Women's Day. PA Photo. Picture date: Friday March 6, 2020. Meghan visited the school, addressing 700 pupils in an assembly ahead of the worldwide celebration of women's achievements on Sunday. While school staff had told pupils a special guest would be at Friday's assembly, they deflected rumours that it would be Meghan and most of the students were visibly taken by surprise when she arrived. See PA story ROYAL Meghan. Photo credit should read: Ben Stansall/PA Wire — Aker said he was ‘overwhelmed’ by the visit from Meghan (Picture: PA)

LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visits the the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham to attend a special assembly ahead of International Womens Day (IWD) held on Sunday 8th March, on March 6, 2020 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Stansall-WPA Pool/Getty Images) — Meghan’s visit to the school in Dagenham was one of her last as a senior royal (Picture: PA)

Meghan and Harry will take part in their last official scheduled engagement today when they attend the Commonwealth Day service at Westminster Abbey alongside other senior members of the royal family.

They will begin their new life as financially independent royals on March 31.

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