Megan Markle has taken the decision to close her social media accounts which had been dormant for some time, sources have said.
Ms Markle, who spent Tuesday afternoon visiting a Brixton based community station with fiance Prince Harry, has shut down her Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
A palace source said: ‘Ms Markle is grateful to everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the years, however as she has not used these accounts for some time.
Meghan Markle, pictured in Brixton, south London earlier today has closed her social media accounts ahead of her wedding this spring with Prince Harry
Ms Markle had more than 1.9 million followers on Instagram and 350,000 on Twitter
‘She has taken the decision to close them.’
Meghan’s decision to close her social media accounts is in line with her changing status, as she will soon become a member of the royal family when she marries Harry in May.
Senior members of the monarchy have official Twitter and Instagram accounts, run by the social media teams of their households, which do not normally feature personal tweets or posts.
The exception is the Duke of York who sometimes writes tweets himself but signs them ‘AY’.
Ms Markle will come under Kensington Palace when she is married to Harry and social media postings will be made on her behalf by its communications staff.
In December 2017, the US actress had 1.9 million people following her posts on Instagram, and more than 350,000 Twitter followers.
Her Facebook page had almost 800,000 likes, according to BBC Online.
Royal watchers were alerted to the growing importance of her relationship with Harry when Ms Markle’s social media postings began to trail off during 2017.
In April of last year she shut down her lifestyle website The Tig.