Here's Why Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Unfollowed The Royal Family On Instagram

When Harry and Meghan opened @sussexroyal in April of 2019, their account quickly racked up the numbers.

To date, they have 5.4 million followers on Instagram — which is more than most of us will have in our lifetimes.

Before they started their own Instagram account, Harry and Meghan shared @kensingtonroyal with William and Kate.

Now, that account is for William and Kate's family, and has 8 million dedicated followers.

Well, she has an official account, anyway.

She made history when she sent her first post out, which actually was just her pressing the "share" button on a post someone else wrote. Still, though!

The Queen and the general comings and goings of the family can be found at @theroyalfamily.

He and Camilla share @clarencehouse.

They're not as popular as the other royals, though. While the Royal Family, William and Kate, and Harry and Meghan all have over 5 million followers each, Charles and Camilla sit at 745k+.

There's always room to grow!

That includes William and Kate, the Royal Family account, Charles and Camilla and the individual accounts of Princess Eugenie and Prince Andrew.

So, basically, they did what any regular new Instagram user would do: they followed their family!

Because of what happened next, of course.

When the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined Instagram, they followed a mere 23 accounts.

However, as of now, they're only following 16. So, who didn't make the cut?

Among them are causes the couple highlight on their Instagram account, like the Invictus games.

Other accounts include African organizations, like the African Parks Network, and Rhino Conservation Botswana.

Yup, all of them. Charles and Camilla, William and Kate, even the Queen's Royal Family account!

No royal was left unfollowed, which raised the question: what the heck is going on?

In a new Instagram post, the two shed light on the situation: they unfollowed everyone for a very good reason!

For May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, the two are shedding light on Instagram accounts promoting mental well-being.

They wrote:

"There are countless organizations doing amazing work for mental health - please consider the accounts we’ve highlighted as a small snapshot of this global support network."

They tagged multiple accounts in their post.

"Each month we will honour this same concept and change the accounts we solely follow based on a different theme or cause.

Please go to our homepage and click “following” to see each of the select accounts and find out more about their work."

The continued normalization of seeking help, as well as maintaining good mental health, is an incredible cause to back.

They couple wrote: "To pay tribute to all of the incredible work people across the globe are doing in this space, we are hoping to shine a light on several Instagram accounts that promote mental well-being, mental fitness, body positivity, self-care, and the importance of human connection - to not just hear each other, but to listen."

Among them? Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation, which works with youth to empower and inspire them.

Gaga's foundation focuses on youth mental health and wellness, which is an important cause to Harry and Meghan.

Called @i_weigh, Jameela started the account to celebrate all body types.

It's clear that the account is honored by their follow, based on their post about it! I don't blame them at all.

It really looks like Harry and Meghan are eager to try and make a difference.

Here's all the accounts they're now following.

Now, when is that new baby getting here, huh?