Meghan and Harry Thank Their 'Community' In Final Sussex Royal Instagram Post
It was less than a year ago that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle launched their joint Instagram – the blue-and-white monogrammed Sussex Royal account – amassing 3 million followers in less than 24 hours.
Now, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have used the last post on the account to thank their 11-million strong community “for the support, the inspiration and the shared commitment to the good in the world”, before telling followers “to take good care of yourselves”.
The ‘thank you’ post arrived on Monday 30 March as most of the world headed into another week of social distancing, self-isolation and quarantine to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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“As we can all feel, the world at this moment seems extraordinarily fragile,” the couple captioned their post.
“Yet we are confident that every human being has the potential and opportunity to make a difference – as seen now across the globe, in our families, our communities and those on the front line – together we can lift each other up to realise the fullness of that promise.”
It was January when the couple made the shock announcement that they would be stepping back from senior royal duties, splitting time between the UK and North America, and working to become ‘financially independent’. Later it was confirmed they would no longer be using the Sussex Royal branding.
As laid out on the current Sussex Royal website, the Duke and Duchess will from 31 March onwards be “privately funded members of The Royal Family with permission to earn their own income and the ability to pursue their own private charitable interests.”
It’s expected they will soon share details of a new foundation with its own...
