Duke and Duchess gained one million followers on new account in less than six hours

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Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, broke a record by reaching one million followers on their newly launched Instagram account in less than six hours, Guinness World Records has said.

The “sussexroyal” account was launched on Tuesday with a post featuring a monogram symbol with their names and now has 3.1 million followers.

The first post alone garnered more than one million likes for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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“We look forward to sharing the work that drives us, the causes we support, important announcements and the opportunity to shine a light on key issues,” the couple said in their post.

The couple are expecting their first baby in the coming weeks.

The royals beat a record previously held by the South Korean K-pop singer Kang Daniel, who achieved one million followers in 11 hours, 36 minutes.

The record before him was held by Pope Francis, who reached the million mark in 12 hours after launching his channel “franciscus” in 2016.

Meghan, a former actor who starred in the hit US television show Suits, deleted all her personal social media accounts ahead of her wedding to Harry in May 2018.

Harry took part in a ballet class for youngsters on a visit to west London on Wednesday.