Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is starting the new year with her first Instagram account since 2020.
But a year later, Meghan and Harry launched their own account, @SussexRoyal, a sign of their growing distance from the royal family.
@SussexRoyal was discontinued in 2020, around the time that Meghan and Harry announced they were stepping back from their official roles.
Meghan, who had a popular Instagram account when she was best known for her role in Suits, had indicated she would return.
I’m getting back…on Instagram.” At other times, she sounded reluctant to return to Instagram, citing concerns about harassment.
With her first Instagram account since 2020, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is kicking off the new year.
On Wednesday, the Associated Press verified that @meghan is a member of the Duchess of Sussex. On an overcast day, she draws 2025 in the sand while wearing white at the beach in a black-and-white video that she posted first. Over 200,000 people follow the account already.
Originally a part of @KensingtonRoyal, which also included Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife, Kate, the Princess of Wales, Meghan and Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, were married in 2018. But in an indication of their growing separation from the royal family, Meghan and Harry opened their own account, @SussexRoyal, a year later. In 2020, around the time Meghan and Harry declared they were leaving their official positions, @SussexRoyal was shut down.
When she was most famous for her role in Suits, Meghan had a popular Instagram account and had promised to come back. “You want to know a secret? I’m getting back…on Instagram,” she revealed in a 2022 interview with The Cut in New York Magazine. “”.
She seemed hesitant to use Instagram again at other points, expressing worries about harassment. Meghan and Harry called on social media companies to improve their content-moderation guidelines in 2023, claiming that certain apps might harm youth mental health.
