Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter, the activist Ndileka Mandela, has expressed solidarity with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, comparing their plight to the early life of her grandfather, the global civil rights icon.

Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter has spoken out in support of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex amid the royal race row scandal, saying the California-based royals had to “find their own voice.”

Ndileka Mandela likened the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's battle to her father's escape from an arranged marriage.

Harry and Meghan had to “find their own voice” in the same way Nelson Mandela did after fleeing an arranged marriage, his granddaughter has said.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had to "find their own voice", just like Nelson Mandela, the former South African president's granddaughter has insisted, as she argued they should be free to "voice out whatever their misgivings are" about the royal family.