As Meghan Markle returns to Instagram, fans spot relatable social media gaffe

Eagle-eyed followers spotted evidence that Meghan Markle's first video uploaded to Instagram was likely filmed multiple times.

Meghan Markle is kicking off the new year with a new Instagram account, returning to the social media platform after a five year absence, and racking up almost a million followers in the first day of her return.

The account, given the simple handle @meghan, has two posts as of Thursday – her first post, a black and white video shared on New Year’s Day, shows the Duchess of Sussex, 43, running on a beach toward the ocean, before pausing to write “2025” in the sand with her finger.

People reports her husband, Prince Harry, shot the video.

Eagle-eyed followers, however, spotted evidence that the video was likely filmed multiple times, which is relatable for anyone who’s attempted to capture content for the platform before.

As Markle jogs toward the water in a white button-up shirt and white jeans, fans noticed the year “2025” already written in the sand in one spot, suggesting the video took at least two takes to capture.

Markle and Harry, the Duke of Sussex, were married in 2018, and were initially part of @KensingtonRoyal, which also included Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife, Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. But a year later, Meghan and Harry launched their own account, @SussexRoyal, a sign of their growing distance from the royal family.

@SussexRoyal was discontinued in 2020, around the time that Meghan and Harry announced they were stepping back from their official roles.