British man claims Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stole his Instagram account

A British driving instructor claims Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stole his Instagram handle which he has been using for three years.

The man discovered his Instagram name has been swiped on Tuesday, when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex debuted their official Instagram 

“I got a jokey text from my son, which said, ‘Ha ha, I see your handle has gone then’,” he recalled. “I thought ‘What’s that all about?’ He said.

I looked on Instagram and suddenly my handle wasn’t @sussexroyal anymore it was @_sussexroyal_ .

“It had been taken.”
The 55-year-old said he was “annoyed” that no one from the royal family or from Instagram had reached out to ask him for the name.

“I didn’t ask for this. I’ve had the account for years – it’s not very pleasant,” he said.

Instagram confirmed it had taken the name, citing a policy that allows them to make changes to an account if it’s been inactive for a certain period of time.

“I’m a bit loath to use Instagram until I have a chat with them personally".