London: Britain’s Prince ‘Duke of Sussex’ (Prince Harry) and his wife ‘Duchess of Sussex’ Megan Merkel have decided to leave social media, focusing on their roles in American To focus. According to the newspaper The Sunday Times, the couple, who pulled back from official royal obligations last year with their one-year-old son, will no longer use social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
Both have over one crore followers on Instagram as executive royal members. Harry and Merkel have reportedly dismissed social media as part of their new “progressive role” in the US. A source close to the couple told the newspaper that he had “no plans” to use social media for his new Archwell Foundation and that he was “extremely unlikely” to return to these forums even in personal capacities. It is believed that she was disillusioned with being confronted with “hatred” on social media. Former actress Megan Merkel also mentioned earlier the very bad experience of online trolling.
The 39-year-old actress had a strong presence on social media before her marriage to Rajkumar Harry in 2018 and had 1.9 million followers on Instagram, followed by three and a half lakh people on Twitter, while her Facebook page received over eight lakh ‘likes’ had met. Merkel also had a lifestyle website and a blog called ‘The Tig’. However, after the love affair with Prince Harry (36) started, they closed it and the couple teamed up to create a joint Instagram. They had to close the account under the agreement after the decision to break away from royal obligations. According to the newspaper’s news, instead of using social media, the couple are willing to continue their promotional work through online video and television offerings. However, they will do this only through select publishers and the Archwell website.
