--- description: Meghan Markle has deleted her social media accounts ahead of the royal wedding where she is set to marry Prince Harry. title: Meghan Markle Just Deleted Her Social Media Accounts image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0777194cb834513a/6988f793bc6cfc5b913e4989/prince-harry-meghan-markle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Meghan Markle Just Deleted Her Social Media Accounts. Here's How to Stay Invested in Her Life by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 9, 2018 9:29 PM CUT  Prince Harry (R) and his fiancee Meghan Markle visit Reprezent 107.3FM on January 9, 2018 in London, England. Prince Harry (R) and his fiancee Meghan Markle visit Reprezent 107.3FM on January 9, 2018 in London, England.Chris Jackson—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 9, 2018 9:29 PM CUT [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5045105/meghan-markle-prince-harry-glove/ "undefined") groundbreaking princess-to-be, and [errant glove retriever](http://time.com/5045105/meghan-markle-prince-harry-glove/ "undefined") is officially off the personal social media account grid. On the day of her first outing of the year with [Prince Harry](http://time.com/5095592/prince-harry-dj-reaction/ "undefined"), the soon-to-be royal [deleted her Instagram, Twitter, Facebook](https://www.wmagazine.com/story/meghan-markle-deletes-instagram-twitter "undefined") accounts. No stranger to public life, previously, the former _Suits_ actor used the platforms to share snaps from her charitable trips and her pets with her followers. But all of her pages are no longer available as of Tuesday. It’s a move that makes sense given her relationship with her new fiancée. Case in point: none of the members of the royal family have their own personal accounts. And she also shut down her personal blog, The Tig, in April. Fans can follow all the Markle shenanigans via the palace’s official accounts as the frenzy builds in support the big event where the pair are set to [wed at St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19](http://time.com/5037634/meghan-markle-engagement-prince-harry-groundbreaking/ "undefined"). “Ms. Markle is grateful to everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the years. However as she has not used them for some time she has taken the decision to close them,” [_People_](http://people.com/royals/meghan-markle-deletes-instagram-twitter-accounts/ "undefined") reported a palace source explained. > [](https://twitter.com/KensingtonRoyal/status/950771116229963776) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5095887/meghan-markle-deletes-instagram/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5095887/meghan-markle-deletes-instagram/"},"headline":"Meghan Markle Just Deleted Her Social Media Accounts. 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