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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Meghan should be Commonwealth head

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has said she thinks Meghan Markle should be leader of the Commonwealth. The writer spoke of her admiration for the Queen saying the monarch was “absolutely adorable” and also described Ms Markle as a “beautiful black woman”.