\u00a0The Duchess of Sussex is back with a bang – and returning to her wellness Queen roots…<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]
Words by Georgia Aspinall<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/imago767689516.jpg” alt=”Meghan Markle” title_text=”October 5, 2024, Los Angeles, Ca, USA: Meghan Markle Los Angeles USA – ZUMAs181 20241005_zea_s181_233 Copyright: xCraSHx” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] The 9 January marks five years since the Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back from royal duties to embark on a new life in the glamorous hills of Los Angeles, subsequently retiring their joint @sussexroyal handle on Instagram. Neither had posted anything publicly since March 2020 but now the social media hiatus has come to an end and with it comes a new era for Meghan Markle.<\/p>\n This time Meghan\u2019s flying solo, with her handle on Instagram the very simple but very Hollywood @meghan \u2013 a secret sign of her star power given that single name usernames are gold dust in the celebrity world (some even pay big bucks for them). Sharing a short black and white video, filmed by Prince Harry, of her frolicking barefoot on the beach and writing \u20182025\u2019 in the sand, the new account amassed nearly 1million followers in less than 24 hours of the video being posted.<\/p>\n Her second post was even more major \u2013 announcing her new Netflix show, With Love, Meghan, which follows the Duchess cooking, gardening and crafting with an array of celebrity friends including actors Mindy Kaling and Abigail Spencer, as well as renowned chefs Roy Choi and Alice Waters.<\/p>\n Coming to Netflix on 15 January, the 30-minute episodes promise an intimate view into Meghan\u2019s Montecito life \u2013 although the show wasn\u2019t filmed at home. According to reports, production took place in a luxury eight-acre estate just two miles from Harry and Meghan\u2019s own abode. Harry does make a cameo, spotted in the trailer cosying up to his wife.<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] \u2018I\u2019ve always loved taking something pretty ordinary and elevating it,\u2019 Meghan says in the trailer. \u2018Surprising people with moments that let them know I was really thinking of them\u2026 I\u2019m going to share some little tips and tricks and how you can incorporate these practices every day. This is about connecting with friends, making new friends and just learning. We\u2019re not in the pursuit of perfection; we\u2019re in the pursuit of joy.\u2019<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly given their fraught history with social media trolls and unforgiving tabloids, critics of the show are already aplenty online \u2013 before one episode has even aired. But Meghan herself is optimistic. \u2018I have been so excited to share this,\u2019 she told followers on her new account. \u2018I hope you love the show as much as I loved making it.\u2019<\/p>\n The Sussexes relationship with social media has been difficult, with the couple previously saying they faced an \u2018almost unsurvivable\u2019 amount of abuse online. In an interview Meghan commented, \u2018I\u2019m told that in 2019 I was the most trolled person in the entire world, male or female.\u2019 In 2023, they urged social media platforms to strengthen their moderation policies to protect young people\u2019s mental health. The comments on Meghan\u2019s new account are unsurprisingly, disabled.<\/p>\n That said, Meghan did once rule the lifestyle blogger landscape. Remember her website The Tig? It boasted 70,000 subscribers before it was shuttered following her engagement to Harry. And given Gwyneth Paltrow\u2019s rocky success with GOOP, there\u2019s certainly room for competition for a new Queen of wellness. This year will also see the long-awaited unveiling of Meghan\u2019s lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard, which has been delayed until now due to trademark issues. Of course, the new Instagram account is also a shrewd business move and could prove lucrative, with some social media experts claiming she could earn up to \u00a3800k for a sponsored post.<\/p>\n <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/01\/With_Love_Meghan_u_S1_E5_00_08_54_01R-scaled.jpeg” alt=”Meghan Markle” title_text=”With_Love_Meghan_u_S1_E5_00_08_54_01R” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] A spokesperson for the Sussexes says that Meghan hopes that with her new account she can \u2018lead by example to show the positive impact that social media can create\u2019, highlighting that she has had \u2018constructive conversations\u2019 with senior executives at Meta about \u2018creating safer and healthier online environments\u2019.<\/p>\n They added, \u2018While there is still work to be done, she feels confident that by returning to Instagram she can amplify the progress made so far and lead by example in demonstrating the potential for social media to bring joy and positive connection.\u2019<\/p>\n Since their royal exit, the Sussexes have experimented with various projects in their bid for financial independence, from podcasts to polo documentaries, with varying degrees of success. Meghan\u2019s latest moves then signal a determination to forge on regardless of her critics. It seems that she is starting 2025 as she means to go on \u2013 carving out her own path on her own terms \u2013 and tuning out the comments.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″] Photo: <\/b>Imago\/Netflix<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2025 is set to be a big year for the Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":5912,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"guestgrazia","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5910"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5917,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5910\/revisions\/5917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/flatplanplus.io\/grazia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}‘We’re not in the pursuit of perfection, we’re in the pursuit of joy’<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]