But when Meghan and Harry got engaged and came into the Instagram couple picture in 2017, @KensingtonRoyal turned into a shared account to showcase both couples’ lives. This sharing of the spotlight didn’t last too long though, as millions were soon sent into a following frenzy when Meghan and Harry dropped their own separate Instagram account: @SussexRoyal. As for Meghan and Harry, the couple gained 8,314 followers today, taking them to 11,269,129 Instagram followers. Internet speculators say that @KesningtonRoyal may be buying followers (followers which don’t engage, you see? It is possible to use bots to inflate social media accounts — even accounts that aren’t your own.

Source: National Post February 28, 2020 20:40 UTC