Meghan Markle is back on Instagram! The Duchess of Sussex, 43, kicked off 2025 with her return to social media. While she’s posted only twice—more on that ahead—things are going as “planned” for Meghan.

On Jan. 1, the Duchess of Sussex, 43, unveiled a verified Instagram account with the handle @meghan and has amassed 1.4 million followers in the week since. After almost five years away from social media, a source says Meghan is "excited" to make her Instagram comeback, where she plans to spread "joy" and share updates on her latest projects.

Meghan Markle kicked off 2025 with a bang by returning to Instagram for the first time in seven years. The timing correlates with her upcoming Netflix series, With Love, Meghan, which will feature a cameo by her late dog,

Meghan Markle took to her new Instagram account for the third time this year yesterday as she confirmed the sad news that her dog Guy has died. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, shared a video showing her favourite memories of the beagle, which she adopted from a dog rescue in Canada in 2015.

The duchess is back on the platform after 5 years. A source tells Vanity Fair her return follows discussions with Meta.

Meghan's return to Instagram under her own name comes nearly five years after she and Harry closed their @sussexroyal Instagram account after they stepped down from their senior roles in the British royal family and had to stop using the Sussex Royal brand.

Instagram has rushed to apologise and correct a glaring error following Meghan Markle's return to Instagram earlier in the New Year. In order to promote her new Netflix show, The Duchess of Sussex had shared her trailer on her social media page but suffered a serious setback after Instagram mistakenly restricted searches for the hashtag #WithLoveMeghan.

Instagram was forced to issue a statement after a blunder as Meghan Markle fans complained. The Duchess of Sussex, 43, suffered a setback after Instagram mistakenly restricted searches for the hashtag #WithLoveMeghan,