In a seemingly surprising move, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex unfollowed Prince William, Kate and other Royal Family members on Instagram.

The now even more for their newly-launched social media platform has shrank from 23 to just 16.

So far Prince Harry and Meghan have unfollowed:

  • , the account the couple formerly shared with Prince William and Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
  • , which represents Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall,
  • , who married Jack Brooksbank at Windsor Castle back in October,
  • and,
  • , the account of the Queen and other members of the family

But the whittling down of their follow list isn鈥檛 because of some petty dispute -- which is something only a commoner would do. The couple explained the reason behind the culling in a late-night Instagram post.

The new post read that in May, the couple is only following organizations that 鈥減romote mental well-being, mental fitness, body positivity, self-care, and the importance of human connection.鈥�

In the U.S., May is Mental Health Awareness Month, while Mental Health Week -- presented by the -- runs from May 6 to 12 in Canada.

鈥淭here are countless organizations doing amazing work for mental health 鈥� please consider the accounts we鈥檝e highlighted as a small snapshot of this global support network,鈥� the couple wrote. 鈥淲e are all in this together.鈥�

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Their new follows include the royals鈥� own mental health initiative , Lady Gaga鈥榮 , Oprah Winfrey鈥榮 talk show, and the .

On , royal observer and ITV News anchor Chris Ship called the couple鈥檚 move an 鈥渋nteresting new approach.鈥� Royal commentator Victoria Arbiter the move also coincides with the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Week in the U.K.

Other organizations close to the couple鈥檚 hearts were also not spared from the social media purge. These included , and -- a foundation set up in 2006 by Lesotho Prince Seeiso to help children affected by HIV in Lesotho and Botswana.

The couple even unfollowed the and -- accounts related to Paralympic sporting event created by Prince Harry in which wounded or sick armed services members and veterans compete.

The caption for the couple鈥檚 : 鈥淲e look forward to sharing the work that drives us .... and the opportunity to shine a light on key issues.鈥�

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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