Royal expert makes Meghan Markle prediction as she sends 'hidden message' in first Instagram post in years

The same royal expert who believes Meghan Markle's social media comeback contains a 'hidden message' has also made a pretty intriguing prediction about the Duchess' intentions.

Speaking to press today (2 Jan) - less that 24 hours since Meghan's bombshell return to social media - royal commentator Ingrid Seward had her say on the her first Instagram post, which has already divided fans and foes for several reasons.

Both Meghan and Prince Harry quit social media in 2021, three years after their wedding and two after she joined Instagram with a new royal profile of her own, with the handle @sussexroyal.

Reports began circling at the time that the pair had grown tired of the onslaught of hate they were often subjected to following their departure from the UK to the US, and wanted to reduce their exposure to such material.

That said, Meghan made her return to Instagram yesterday, sharing a video of herself running barefoot on the beach before penning the numbers '2025' into the sand.

The meaning behind the Duchess' four-digit note has divided opinion - especially among royal experts.

And as we say, one royal expert who has since chimed in on the debate is Ingrid Seward, who began by telling The Sun today that she believes there's a secret meaning behind Meghan's debut post.

Meghan and Harry both first quit social media in 2021 (Eric Charbonneau/Archewell Foundation via Getty Images)

Believing that the Duchess wants to start 2025 off on a 'strong note' by 'separating' herself from her husband and their two children, she told the publication: "There's always there's always a hidden message with Meghan.

"I think it's a positive message: 'Hi, I'm here. I'm back. I'm doing my thing, and Harry will be doing his thing, and I should be doing mine' - and I think it's just a positive message.

"They've been sort of dogged a bit last year by lots of rumours about the state of their marriage, and whether Harry was happy and why we haven't seen more of Meghan, and I think she realizes that she wants to start 2025 on a very positive and sort of strong note.

"You know, 'look at me, I'm here. Watch out for me and what I'm doing'."

And apparently, her leaving Harry and their kids out of the video also formed part of the message she's trying to convey.

"It's nothing to do with her and the children or her and Harry - it's just her," Seward continued. "I think it's all about Meghan - 'I've done my mothering bit. You're not going to see my kids,' you know. She's been very, very careful to keep them out of camera range, and it's her.

The clip allegedly contained a 'hidden message' (Instagram/@meghan)

"And I think she needs to do this, because, she hasn't had a good year press wise in 2024, and she needs to."

That wasn't the end of Seward's assessment, however - and she also made a interesting prediction about Meghan's future plans in the online sphere.

Believing she plans to forge a 'new beginning' for herself this year, she added: "This is the first video she's posted on her new video site, which she's called just Meghan, which I think is quite nice.

"[Meghan's] supposedly got her cooking program, her lifestyle program coming up. I think we'll probably be getting many, many more."

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