2 Nigerian women stun at the coronation of King Charles III

Eva Omaghomi and Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu were in attendance and played important roles in the coronation of England's new monarch.Eva Omaghomi captivated many hearts with her outfit at King Charles III's coronation, but she was not the only Nigerian woman in attendance.Eva Omaghomi is British-Nigerian, but she has never shied away from highlighting Nigerian customs. For 13 years, she worked for King Charles and Queen Camilla while he was Prince of Wales and she was the Duchess of Cornwall. She is their longest-serving employee, as well as their longest-serving black employee.In 2021, Charles named Eva Omaghomi as director of community engagement, a newly created position designed to increase diversity and culture in royal homes.For the occasion, she stunned in what seemed like a peach gown by Ghanaian designer, Durba Serwa or at least inspired by the designs of the fashion house that uses rectangular shapes to make gowns. She wore beautiful peach stilettos and a peach gele. During her investiture at Buckingham Palace, she also wore a gele and buba - traditional Yoruba outfits.She wasn’t the only Nigerian woman in attendance, Dame (she was invested dame by Queen Elizabeth) Elizabeth Anionwu an emeritus Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu who was the first sickle cell nurse specialist in the UK and spent her life working with black and minority ethnic communities carried the orb. She wore a blue lace shirt and skirt and a white gele. She also wears a lot of Nigerian attire and wore it as her investiture.