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It's Official: Meghan And Harry Just Broke A World Record


Since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex launched their new Instagram account on April 2, people have fully welcomed the new insight into the couple’s life. So much so that the couple have now officially broken a world record, having amassed more than one million followers in less than six hours on @sussexroyal.

The account, which now has 3.3 million followers, will be used for a variety of reasons: “We look forward to sharing the work that drives us, the causes we support, important announcements and the opportunity to shine a light on key issues,” the couple said in their first post, featuring the pair’s royal cypher – the entwined initials H and M below a coronet – in white.

Guinness World Records confirmed the feat by taking to Twitter to share the achievement: “Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, whose new Instagram account sussexroyal reached one million followers in less than six hours.”

The previous record was held by South Korean K-pop singer Kan Daniel, who achieved one million followers in 11 hours, 36 minutes. Before him, the record was held by Pope Francis, who hit the million mark in 12 hours after launching @franciscus in 2016.

The couple has already shared a second post – a gallery of photographs of Harry taking part in a ballet class in West London since launching the account.

The move sees the couple step away from the @kensingtonroyal Instagram account – which was previously used by the Cambridges and Sussexes – and will now represent William and Kate, and currently has 7.2 million followers.

In recent weeks, several changes have been made to the traditional royal set-up. First of all, the Queen joined Instagram at the start of March. The royal family also published new social media guidelines for the public after Kate and Meghan experienced continuous trolling. Harry and Meghan will also set up a new residence at Frogmore Cottage in the grounds of Windsor Castle in the coming days as the couple await the arrival of their first child. The separation of the households was confirmed by the Queen and is a first for the royal family.





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