LONDON – Meghan Markle has closed her social media accounts, includingFacebook, Twitter and Instagram, Kensington Palace confirmed.
The palace said she was “grateful to everyone who has followed her socialmedia accounts over the years” but had closed them “as she has not usedthese accounts for some time”.
The decision to close her social media accounts is in line with herchanging status, as she will soon become a member of the royal family whenshe marries Prince Harry in May.
Senior members of the monarchy have official Twitter and Instagramaccounts, run by the social media teams of their households, which do notnormally feature personal tweets or posts.
The exception is the Duke of York who sometimes writes tweets himself butsigns them “AY”.
Markle will come under Kensington Palace after her wedding and social mediapostings will be made on her behalf by its communications staff.
In December 2017, the US actress had 1.9 million people following her postson Instagram, and more than 350,000 Twitter followers.
Her Facebook page had almost 800,000 likes, according to BBC Online.