Prince Harry and Meghan set new Instagram record

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Instagram account amassed more than one million followers in record-breaking time, Guinness World Records has said.

The couple’s official account took five hours and 45 minutes to reach the milestone after its launch on Tuesday.

The Guinness World Records tweeted an official statement to announce the achievement.

The tweet: “Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, whose new Instagram account @sussexroyal reached one million followers in less than 6 hours.”

Congratulations to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, whose new @instagram account sussexroyal reached one million followers in less than 6 hours https://t.co/manigokiw5 ?

— GuinnessWorldRecords (@GWR) April 3, 2019

The previous record was held by Korean pop star Kang Daniel, who hit the mark in 11 hours and 36 minutes in January.

The official account, @sussexroyal, will be used for “important announcements” and to share work that “drives” them.