Meghan Markle launches Instagram account on New Year’s Day with home video filmed by Prince Harry

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Meghan Markle has made her Instagram return.

The Duchess of Sussex launched her account on the social media platform on New Year’s Day with a carefree video taken at a beach near her Montecito, Calif., home.

In the footage shot by her husband, Prince Harry, the “Suits” alum, 43, kept her back to the camera while running barefoot on the sand toward the waves.

Meghan Markle returned to Instagram on New Year’s Day. Instagram/@meghan
The Duchess of Sussex shared a carefree video filmed at a beach. Instagram/@meghan

Markle eventually stopped and bent down to trace the letters “2025” into the sand before giggling and jogging away.

The former actress, who wore an all-white outfit in the social media upload, disabled the ability to comment on the post.

However, Serena Williams, Chrissy Teigen, Tan France and more celebrities showed their support by “liking” it.

The footage was shot by her husband, Prince Harry. Chris Jackson/Getty Images
The former actress traced “2025” into the sand. Instagram/@meghan

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Page Six exclusively revealed in August 2023 that the “Deal or No Deal” alum had secured the @meghan Instagram handle.

The account boasted 113,000 followers when she posted Wednesday’s video — but Markle has yet to follow any other Instagram users.

Markle’s profile photo is a smiling black-and-white snap with her hair down.

She then giggled and jogged out of frame. Instagram/@meghan
Markle did not caption the upload. Instagram/@meghan

A source told Page Six last year that Markle booted up the account back in August 2022 ahead of her “Archetypes” Spotify podcast, which was canceled after one season.

“Do you want to know a secret?” she said in an interview with The Cut at the time. “I’m getting back…on Instagram.”

Markle had not been on social media since getting engaged to Harry, 40, in November 2017.

She teased her Instagram return back in August 2022. Netflix

The couple tied the knot in May of the following year, quitting the royal family in 2020 and moving to the United States.

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