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.

The Duchess of Sussex is ringing in the New Year with a fresh Instagram account. On Wednesday, Meghan Markle shared her first post in seven years. The video shows Markle at the beach. She runs toward the water and then bends to write 2025 in the sand.

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.

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

Seven years after Meghan Markle shut down her personal Instagram, Facebook and Twitter accounts, the Duchess of Sussex rejoined Instagram for the new year.

Meghan Markle spent much of the past few years attacking big social media firms for their reckless failure to protect the mental health of children and young adults, but she shifted course radically last week with a brand new Instagram account.

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Mindy Kaling has shared her verdict about appearing on Meghan Markle's new yet-to-air Netflix series, With Love, Meghan.