Princess Kate ‘not in competition’ with Meghan Markle on Instagram – expert

The Prince and Princess of Wales are “not in competition” with on a leading royal commentator has claimed, following Meghan’s return to social media at the start of the year. Royal commentator, Richard Fitzwilliams addressed speculation about whether and Princess Kate would follow Meghan’s new and popular account, launched on New Year’s Day under the handle ‘@meghan’. At the moment, the account has not received a ‘follow’ from the Waleses. , is following zero accounts, and has uploaded three posts.Speaking to , Richard said: “The last thing that William and Kate are interested in just at this moment are the activities of the Sussexes. Following Meghan on may have been possible, but they’re not in competition with the Sussexes.”

The royal commentator acknowledged the significant media attention the Sussexes receive stating “It’s perfectly true that the Sussexes do attract enormous publicity”, but maintained there was little overlap between the couples’ endeavours.He added: “In terms of Kate and William and what they do, I don’t think there’s an overlap there.”Meghan and Harry made a recent joint appearance as they visited the World Central Kitchen in Pasadena, California, to help distribute food and supplies to .On January 10, including Los Angeles County firefighters and police, and were pictured with the Pasadena Mayor, Victor Gordo.The Mayor told Fox 11 News: “It’s great people, great personalities and great heart for them to come out here and meet with the first responders, meet with the people who were affected. It’s very important.”He added that Harry, 40, and Meghan, 43, “really buoyed the spirits of the first responders”.

The wildfires in Southern California, have tragically claimed the lives of 16 people. Law enforcement officials expect the death toll to rise once weather and fire conditions allow dogs and detectives into the burn zones.Harry and Meghan previously issued a and urgent : “In the last few days, wildfires in Southern California have raged through neighborhoods and devastated families, homes, schools, medical care centers, and so much more – affecting tens of thousands from all walks of life.”The couple, , also posted a series of links on their Sussex.com website to various charities people can help with, and urged people to “open their homes” to those evacuated.Meghan has not posted on social media [at the time of writing] about the wildfires, but so far has posted a New Year’s greeting, her upcoming show trailer,