00:00 Up to 103,000 fans are following the Duchess of Sussex's anticipated return to Instagram, awaiting her first post with bated breath
00:15 Meghan, 42, is set to make a comeback on the photo-sharing app, having stepped away in 2020
00:28 She has been teasing her return for months, but news that the @Meghan handle was hers created a frenzy of followers despite the account lying empty without a single post
00:44 Experts predict Meghan could make $1 million (£790,000) per post as an absolute minimum
00:58 They also anticipate that her account launch could see her become one of the top 10 highest-paid influencers in the world
01:11 It comes as a source close to Meghan's team confirmed to the Mail on Sunday that an account with the username @Meghan was hers and to expect an announcement "very soon
01:27 " The account, which has no bio information, was created in June last year and has a profile picture of pink dahlias
01:41 The Instagram gossip website Page Six reported that it was set up last year but the Duchess decided to concentrate on her Archetypes podcast series with Spotify instead
01:57 Meghan, having just signed with Hollywood agency WME, she is said to be in talks to promote big brands when the account relaunches
02:12 "Do you want to know a secret?," the Duchess told The Cut magazine last year. "I am getting back, on Instagram
02:25 " It's unclear how Meghan was able to get hold of her unique username as Instagram's guidelines state handles are given on a first-come, first-served basis
02:40 The username handle such as @Meghan is rare, with most users needing to include surnames and numbers to find handles that haven't already been taken
02:55 It is also unknown whether the handle was held by a previous user, but celebrities are able to buy an Instagram name
03:08 The account shows the username has been changed once since it was created. In 2019 the royal couple caused controversy when they started their @SussexRoyal Instagram account
03:25 The royal fan Kevin Kiley, from West Sussex, had used the handle for around three years, creating it because he was a Reading FC fan — nicknamed "The Royals" — and was from Sussex
03:43 The account was stolen from him and given Instagram said his handle was given away because the account lay inactive, but Mr. Kiley said no one contacted him about it
03:57 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan — nicknamed "The Royals" — and was given away because he was a Reading FC fan
04:09 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
04:27 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
04:45 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
05:02 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
05:20 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
05:37 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
06:05 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
06:21 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
06:42 The account was also taken from him and given away because he was a Reading FC fan
