Meghan Markle is officially back on Instagram.After a seven-year hiatus from the social media platform, she returned to Instagram with a video posted to her new handle, @meghan, on Jan. 1.
In the short clip, the Duchess of Sussex can be seen wearing a white tunic and cuffed denim while jogging down an empty beach toward the surf. She then pauses to scribble “2025” in the sand before flashing a smile and turning away from the camera.
The new Instagram account also features an updated profile photo: a black-and-white smiling shot of Meghan wearing a white gown.
The short clip also comes on the heels of the recent holiday season, during which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle shared a glimpse of their 2024 holiday card, sent to TODAY.com by The Archewell Foundation.
“On behalf of the office of Prince Harry & Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Archewell Productions, and Archewell Foundation, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a joyful New Year,” reads the card, which features images of the couple during their August 2024 trip to Cartagena, Colombia, and their May 2024 visit to Nigeria.
Meghan and Harry also included a shot of their two children, 5-year-old son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor and 3-year-old daughter Lilibet “Lili” Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, running into their parents’ arms.
The Instagram post is a rare one for the former “Suits” star, who ditched her personal account in early 2018 during her highly publicized engagement to Prince Harry. Once an active lifestyle blogger, Instagram and Twitter user, Meghan departed from all social media and has since maintained a low profile across all platforms.
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attend the Invictus Games One Year To Go Event on Feb. 14, 2024.Karwai Tang / WireImage
Last spring, the Duchess of Sussex announced a new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, based out of Montecito, California. The news marked Meghan’s first venture into the lifestyle space since the closure of her blog, The Tig, in 2017.