Meghan Markle rang in the new year by welcoming thousands of fans and followers to her reactivated Instagram page.
The Duchess of Sussex offered a rare glimpse into her private life with a short and sweet video shared on social media on January 1.
Markle, 43, has not been active on the photo and video sharing site since 2020, around the time she and Prince Harry announced their decision to step back from their higher royal responsibilities.
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Meghan Markle returned to social media on Wednesday. (Kola Sulaimon)
Markle posted the 30-second clip early Wednesday morning to mark the first day of the new year.
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She wore a long, white linen shirt paired with white pants as she ran on the beach near her home in Montecito, California, in a video taken by Prince Harry, according to People magazine.
No caption was needed for the post as she drew “2025” in the sand before giggling as she ran through the frame.
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Within hours, the Duchess of Sussex amassed more than 400,000 followers on her Instagram account.
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Initially, after Markle and Harry got married, they were part of the @KensingtonRoyal Instagram account, which also featured Prince William and Kate Middleton.
One year after their union, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex launched their own @SussexRoyal account, which was shut down in 2020 when the couple stepped down from senior royal responsibilities and moved to California.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle married on May 19, 2018 at Windsor Castle. (Getty Images)
In a conversation with “The cut“, published in 2022, Markle teased the possibility of returning to an online platform.
“Want to know a secret? I’ll be back… on Instagram,” she said at the time.
Prince Harry recently addressed the speculation surrounding his wedding after rumors peaked about the couple appearing separately at events.
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“There’s articles left and right about, you know, why do you do independent events? Why don’t you do them together?” asked moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2024 on Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Prince Harry addressed speculation about his marriage to Meghan Markle in early December 2024. (Michael M. Santiago)
Prince Harry replied: ‘Since you invited me, you should have known. You should have known this was going to happen.”
When Sorkin asked if it was “a good thing” that there was so much interest in the couple, Harry admitted that it was “definitely not a good thing,” citing rumors he had heard about him and his wife.
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“Apparently we’ve bought or moved houses ten, twelve times,” he said. “Apparently we’re divorced maybe even 10, 12 times. So it’s just like, ‘What?'”
Prince Harry admitted that all the interest in his relationship with Meghan Markle is “absolutely not a good thing.” (Karwai Tang)
He added: “It’s hard to keep track of, but that’s why you just ignore it. The people I feel most sorry for are the trolls,” he said. “Their hopes just get built and built, and it’s like, ‘Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes,’ and then it doesn’t happen. So I feel sorry for them. I really do.”
