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.

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.

EXCLUSIVE: Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has been praised for disabling comments on her solo Instagram account in a 'brilliant power move sending a clear message'

Meghan Markle was left with "no choice" ahead of the Duchess of Sussex's latest move, according to a royal commentator. The mother-of-two made a return to social media, launching her new Instagram account with the handle @meghan on New Year's Day 2025.

The Duchess of Sussex released the teaser to her newest Netflix lifestyle special, With Love, Meghan, on January 2, to the surprise of fans