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Alahna Kindred

Harry and Meghan Markle 'lose 700k Instagram followers in one year as Queen gains 1.3m'

Fans of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are leaving their Instagram page as they've lost 700,000 followers in the last year, it has been reported.

The Royal Family's main account has gained more than one million in the same time frame, while the Cambridge's own account has shot up by one million too.

Fans of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are no longer following the @sussexroyal account following their interviews about the Royal Family since their fallout, a royal expert has claimed.

Data seen by The Sun estimates 66 per cent of the Sussexes 10.1 million Instagram followers are thought to be actual people.

Up to three million are likely to be bots that “mass follow” big-name accounts, according to data from analysts Hypeauditor.

By contrast the Queen's main Instagram account has gained more than a million followers in the past year (Getty Images)

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have 13m followers, having gained 1m while the Queen’s @theroyalfamily account gained 1.3m.

Royal author Angela Levin told The Sun: “They [Meghan and Harry] tell people to be compassionate yet neither are compassionate towards their own families.

"They complain of climate change and tell us to be green, then hop on private jets.

“People are clearly deciding they don’t agree with their behaviour and are switching off.”

It comes after Prince Harry announced a Penguin book deal last month, revealing he will be publishing an "accurate and wholly truthful" memoir next year.

In a statement he said he was writing it "not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become".

The news has reportedly caused “tsunami of fear” in royal circles.

Prince Charles with Prince William, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on Christmas Day in 2018 (PA Archive/PA Images)

A source told the Mirror: "Ever since leaving royal life, Harry and Meghan have made claim after claim of how they allege they have been treated. They say that it is their truth but there is only ever one truth.

"Since their interview with Oprah Winfrey tensions have been running very high as much of what they said has since been proven to be unreliable at best.

"There is a now tsunami of fear among the royals over what Harry will write. Many hope he may correct a few things but do not hold much hope."

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Earlier this year, Meghan and Harry used their interview with Oprah Winfrey to make a series of shocking claims about life at the Palace, and fans have already started speculating what the prince will say in the book.

One of the questions that remain unanswered is which member of the royal family asked questions about Archie's skin colour.

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