Finding Freedom: Followers of the now defunct @SussexRoyal Instagram account were often hearing directly from Meghan Markle herself, especially in the account's early days.
According to authors Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand, as Town and Country reports, Meghan and Harry were often frustrated by "their inability to speak for themselves" as senior royals, required instead to share news through the royal family's communications team.
Having their own Instagram account, therefore, gave Meghan a platform again, after she had to surrender her blog and personal Instagram account when she became a royal. "Launching the account was a somewhat liberating experience for Meghan," an anonymous aide told Scobie and Durand.
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