It is already known that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were introduced by a mutual girl friend, who we think was either Violet von Westenholz (opens in new tab) or designer Misha Nonoo, but in a modern twist, it seems it all started with Instagram! . According to royal commentator Katie Nicole (opens in new tab), who is featuring a new Channel 5 documentary on Meghan Markle, the couple was introduced to a mutual friend (according to Nicole, it was von Westenholz, not Nonoo) before she introduced them, They did a little stalking on Instagram (opens in new tab).

According to The Sun (opens in new tab), Nicole says: (opens in new tab) "Amazingly for a royal romance, it started on Instagram." She further reported that Meghan and Harry looked through each other's Instagrams and liked what they saw. Later, "it was Violet who really brought them together."

"But wait, Prince Harry had an Instagram account," you might say, but Omid Scobie and Caroline Durand, in Finding Freedom in 2020, said that Harry had an Instagram account called "@SpikeyMau5." It was revealed that he was using the username This is a reference to his nickname "Spikey" (he also used the alias "Spike Wells" on Facebook). It is unclear what content Harry was posting, but the account's avatar was a Deadmau5-style rat-eared helmet.

Princess Meghan began following this account in 2016." The profile picture would have meant nothing to most people, as it did not show his face, only a mouse-shaped helmet. But in reality, it was Harry's private account," Scobie and Duran wrote.

In a BBC interview after the engagement, Meghan revealed a question she had asked the friend who introduced them. She said: "I didn't really know him. If he wasn't nice, it didn't seem to make sense to me."

Princess Meghan, of course, had an Instagram account until she joined the royal family. Scobie and Duran revealed in Finding Freedom that she had posted a picture of herself on the night of her first date with Harry.

They wrote: "Much bolder was an Instagram post published by Meghan on the same night of their first solo date." A photo of Love Hearts candy inscribed with "Kiss Me" was accompanied by the caption "#LoveHearts in London.