Revisiting Meghan Markle’s Old Instagram in Light of Her Return: 10 Things We Learned

Meghan Markle started off 2025 strong — with a return to Instagram.

The Suits alum deactivated her personal social media account (under the handle @meghanmarkle) in 2017, one year before she married Prince Harry. Prior to going off the grid, Meghan proved she was just like Us, sharing photos from her day-to-day life.

While Meghan kind of returned to the social media platform in March 2024 when announcing her American Riviera Orchard brand, she kept the content on the low-key side. Now, royal watchers have high hopes for her 2025 Instagram resurgence (where she can be found @meghan).

To celebrate Meghan’s social media return, Us Weekly is looking back at everything her original Instagram account revealed about her life. Keep scrolling for a breakdown of the photos on her previous account: