Meghan Markle's duchess title is raising eyebrows on Instagram

Meghan Markle has come under fire online for a subtle mistake in her latest Instagram video.

The Duchess of Sussex rang in the New Year on the popular media sharing platform with a video in which she wrote 2025 on the beach.

However, Meghan sparked rumors of a split with Prince Harry after her duchess title was spelled on Instagram in a way reserved for divorced royals.

Meghan may have inadvertently sparked fears of a divorce by returning to Instagram as she captioned her royal title.

Her beach video post on the account has already reached almost 900,000 followers. However, one thing that confused fans is that her name on her Instagram page is written as “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex”, rather than the traditional oneMeghan, Duchess of Sussex,” which she continues to use on her website, Sussex.com.

It may seem like a small mistake, but it has set tongues wagging. According to Newsweekroyals use this title format to show a woman's status as a divorcee, and Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson have used it in the past.

The former actress even ran into some trouble during a review at Buckingham Palace in 2020 after a palace statement mistakenly identified her as “Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.”

Royal commentator Alastair Bruce said at the time Sky News“The palace made a statement about what the duke and duchess should be called. But it inadvertently sends the wrong message by suggesting a style adopted to express a divorce by convention.”

“This will result in a review and I'm sure an expert called the Garter King of Arms can advise,” Bruce continued. “What was suggested was 'Meghan, Duchess of Sussex', but putting a name and a comma before the name is the mold of a divorced wife.”

Meghan kicked off the New Year with a cheeky Instagram video post as she returned from a 5-year hiatus from the popular video sharing app.

The former “Suits” actress revealed a human side in her video, which delighted eagle-eyed royal fans who thought she filmed it more than once to get the “perfect” version.

The video showed her barefoot running towards the tide of a sandy beach to draw the near-perfect New Year 2025 numbers in the sand. However, some eagle-eyed fans were quick to notice that she apparently wrote the number more than once.

At the start of the clip, Megan tries to find the best place to write the numbers, but followers notice she passes another '2025' written in the sand along with some footprints. The mistake is visible on the left, possibly hinting that she filmed it more than once.

The video, recorded by her husband Prince Harry, sent her running as she giggled.

In 2020, Megan teased in a conversation with him that she would return to Instagram The Cut outafter being forced to close in 2018 ahead of her royal wedding to Harry.

“You want to know a secret? I'm going back to… Instagram,” she said at the time.

However, she has already used Instagram to promote her brand, American Riviera Orchard. Meghan reportedly launched the Montecito brand as an extension of her old blog, The Tig, saying it would focus on home, garden, food and general lifestyle.

A source close to Meghan told Harper's Bazaar that her brand was “something more accessible…something rooted in her love of detail, curation, hosting, the simple joys of life and family.”

The source added: “Meghan is busy creating something safe and timeless. And something that won't be accused of riding on the back of something royal.”

Meghan really plans to take over 2025 when she debuted the official trailer for her Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan.”

The show, which is tied to her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard, is said to focus on “cooking, gardening and entertaining.”

In the trailer, Megan is seen engaging in a variety of activities, including cooking and gardening. Several celebrities also appear in the trailer, such as Mindy Kaling and the Duchess's husband, Prince Harry.

The source said earlier Sixth page that 2025 will be a great year for Meghan, who has been working hard behind the scenes to ensure the successful launch of her TV show and the launch of her lifestyle brand.

“It's going to be a good year for Meghan in particular; she's spent most of the year working behind the scenes to launch a project in the early months of 2025,” an industry insider said.

As the new year begins, the Duchess of Sussex previously revealed on her now-defunct blog, The Tig, that she has two specific New Year's resolutions that make her list “every year”.

According to People magazineshe noted that every year she plans to stop cursing and stop biting her nails.

“They make my list of New Year's resolutions almost (every) one year,” Meghan wrote at the time.

“Vowing takes the form of a lull from overwork or feeling mighty shameless after a few drinks,” she continued. “And when it comes to biting your nails – well, that still happens with a stormy flight or a stressful day. It's unladylike. But then again, so is swearing. Damn.”