Meghan Markle Had the Best Reaction to Trying on a Crown Filter on Instagram

Stacey Leasca

Sure, you may think of Instagram’s hilarious filters as old news, but they are brand new to a royal like Meghan Markle.

The Duchess of Sussex had to (sadly) give up her social media accounts and her blog, The Tig, before joining the royal family. And that means she likely never got to stick hearts emojis on anything (double sad). However, during her recent visit to South Africa, Meghan got to finally see her face with the social media platform’s augmented reality filters. And it was freaking adorable.

While visiting with Nikiwe Dlova, founder of the hair street culture platform Own Ur Crown, in Johannesburg, the Duchess got to try out the sweet Instagram filter that included a royal appropriate flower crown. Thankfully, Dlova was kind enough to share Meghan’s reaction to the filter with all of her followers on Instagram.

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Lastly she owned her crown with our Instagram filter we collaborated on with @will.hurt and @maxwellmutanda 😁😁 she loved It!! When she looked away she realised it was the same headpiece I was holding! This is an experience I will never forget!!! Thank you again @southernafricaarts - you can try the filter on my bio #OwnURcrown #Hairstreetculture #duchessofsussex #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica #Instagramfilter #HDHairArt #Facefilter #colabnownow

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“She loved It!!” Dlova wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. “When she looked away she realized it was the same headpiece I was holding! This is an experience I will never forget!!!”

The Instagram moment came on the last day of Harry and Meghan’s royal tour of Africa. The lighthearted post happened just after Meghan gave her final speech in South Africa, which the official @SussexRoyal Instagram account shared as well.

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In her final speech of #RoyalVisitSouthAfrica, The Duchess of Sussex had an important message to young people around the world (swipe ➡️ to see full): • “I remember being a young girl watching TV and seeing what was happening in the world, and frankly, often feeling despair. When you constantly see and hear negativity, it can be overwhelming; you can feel powerless, and lost, you can feel different, confused, or like you just don’t belong. And I’m sure there is a young girl or boy watching this and thinking the exact same thing. So, this is for you. In a world that that can seem so aggressive, confrontational, and dangerous, you should know that you have the power to change it. Because whether you’re here in South Africa, at home in the UK, the US or around the world, you actually have the power within you to change things, and that begins with how you connect to others. I have learned from the people I’ve met here, that whether it’s about society’s expectations of masculinity or femininity, or how we divide ourselves by race or faith or class or status- everyone has value, and everyone deserves to be heard and respected. And if you live your life in thatway, your generation will start to value each other in ways the rest of us have not yet been able to do so.” • Video ©️ SussexRoyal

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“I remember being a young girl watching TV and seeing what was happening in the world, and frankly, often feeling despair. When you constantly see and hear negativity, it can be overwhelming; you can feel powerless and lost, you can feel different, confused, or like you just don’t belong.” Meghan said. "And I’m sure there is a young girl or boy watching this and thinking the exact same thing. So, this is for you."