A fresh start for Meghan?

The Duchess of Sussex has rejoined social media and rebranded herself in a bid to win back the public - just days before her new TV show airs

- Eve Macdonald

If anyone is determined to make 2025 their year, it's the Duchess of Sussex.

Despite Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quitting the royal family to start a quieter life in California, the former Suits actress practically broke the internet when she made a sensational return to social media.

Following a hiatus of more than three years, 43-year-old Meghan debuted a new Instagram account on New Year's Day under the handle @meghan. Her first post featured a video of the mum-of-two dashing across a beach to write "2025" in the sand and, in a nice twist, it emerged that her husband was behind the camera filming the clip that was taken near their Montecito home.

But the actress, who shares children Archie, five, and three-year-old Lilibet with Harry, didn't stop there when it came to the mantra "new year, new me" as she also revealed a major career announcement in the form of a Netflix culinary series called With Love, Meghan. And, according to a source, Meghan's rebrand could be sending out a very strong message - one that people may not realise.

"Meghan has been taking the past year to work on her brand and try to move on from the drama surrounding the royal family. She is still angry about how she was treated but she's realised that the public have grown tired of them slating the royals and that to have a long career in the media, she needs a fresh start.