KEY POINTS

  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle could overshadow Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal engagements
  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle no longer need to check the royal calendar
  • The Sussexes and Cambridges have the same number of followers on Instagram 

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s bombshell exit from the royal family will continue to impact Prince William and Kate Middleton in the coming days.

Now that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer considered as working members of The Firm, they don’t have to check the engagements and outings of the other royals before sharing updates on social media.

This means that Prince Harry and Markle could overshadow Prince William and Middleton’s royal engagements, and they might also attract more attention to their outings.

While speaking with OK! Magazine, royal correspondent Roya Nikkah said that there’s definitely been frustration over the clashes with publicity by members of the royal family. But royals could expect even more now Prince Harry and Markle already quit.

“ The Sussexes won’t be checking in with the royal household each week to see what big events are happening. There will be less control of Harry and Meghan’s activities and far less communication. That’s just one of the things the household will have to come to terms with, but it’s very frustrating,” she said.

According to Express, the lack of control over what the Duke and Duchess of Sussex post has already been made evident when they announced their decision to step back from their royal duties. Sources revealed that the royal couple only informed Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles, and Prince William about it 10 minutes before the statement was uploaded.

Meanwhile, Prince Harry and Markle’s followers on Instagram have increased ever since they announced their bombshell exit. At present, Archie Harrison’s parents already had more Instagram followers than Prince William and Middleton. But at present, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s followers have also increased to 11.1 million.

Prince Harry and Markle regularly follow one account per month that they will focus on. After the month is over, they tend to unfollow the account and support another one. Prince William and Middleton, on the other hand, are following 97 accounts.

Almost 30 million viewers tuned in for the 2018 wedding of Harry and Meghan, pictured (right) with Harry's father, Prince Charles, brother William and sister-in-law Kate
Almost 30 million viewers tuned in for the 2018 wedding of Harry and Meghan, pictured (right) with Harry's father, Prince Charles, brother William and sister-in-law Kate AFP / Paul ELLIS