Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are nothing if not consistent in that they are very clearly going to do this royal thing their way. From being more open than other members of the family about their struggles with the media to their insistence on as much privacy as possible for baby Archie, the Sussexes aren’t conforming to the norms that came before them. “I think the grass is always greener. You have no idea. It’s really hard to understand what it’s like. I know what it seems like it should be, but it’s a very different thing,” Markle said in the documentary of their trip to Africa earlier this year.

And ever since the couple set up their own Instagram account—separate from Prince William and Kate Middleton—they have also established their own social media vibe. Sometimes it’s as simple as using emojis or as headline making as unfollowing other royal accounts in order to shine a light on organizations they care about.

In another move that’s a departure from the other official royal accounts like @TheRoyalFamily and @KensingtonRoyal, royal fans and media outlets noticed that the Sussexes have blocked their followers from seeing tagged posts. (If you go to their tagged section, you see “no posts yet.”) Of course, we don’t know exactly why they’ve made this decision, but it’s not hard to deduce that it’s another way to protect their privacy. Also, as any royal fan knows, there have been some corners of the internet where racist language and imagery have been used to talk about Markle and perhaps limiting access to that narrative is another reason.

While the Cambridges’ account, as well as the queen’s, allows for tagged posts to be viewed, both sections look pretty curated when you click on them. For example, on Middleton and Prince William’s Instagram, the majority of the tagged posts are actually just…posts from Kensington Royal.

So, basically, this is not that big of a deal and their’s no need to criticize their decision. Keep doing you, Sussexes.

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