Meghan Markle has returned to Instagram after five years with a new business in tow.
Markle, 42, officially launched the American Riviera Orchard brand on Thursday, March 14. While details were slim, the account’s Instagram bio reads: “By Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex Established 2024.” Some reports suggest that the account name is a nod to her and Prince Harry’s California town of Santa Barbara, with speculation that the project will act as a follow-up to her former blog, The Tig.
An Instagram Story video was also uploaded, featuring a video of Markle set to “I Wish You Love” by Nancy Wilson. (Markle was previously on Instagram under the handle @meghanmarkle, an account which was deactivated in 2018.)
The news of Markle’s return to Instagram comes days after her sister-in-law, Princess Kate Middleton, was involved in a photo editing controversy on the same social media app. Kate, 42, uploaded a photo of her and children Prince George, 10, Princess Charlotte, 8, and Prince Louis, 5, to celebrate U.K. Mother’s Day on March 10. However, it was later retracted by some major news outlets after reports that the photo had been digitally altered. Kate, whose whereabouts have raised eyebrows as she covers from surgery, has since confirmed that she does “occasionally experiment with editing” in a statement addressing the controversy.
Prior to Markle’s