Kate and William’s kids dominate their top Instagram posts of 2019 – and Meghan and Harry make an appearance too

THE DUKE and Duchess of Cambridge have had a busy year of royal engagements - but it's their children who have proved most popular on their Instagram feed.

Prince William, 37, and Kate Middleton, 37, have run the @kensingtonroyal account since Prince Harry, 35, and Meghan Markle, 38, decided to create @sussexroyal in April.

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However, it's the former couple who still command the most followers, with 10.4m royal fans, compared to the Sussexs' still-impressive 9.9m.

While Kate and William have worked hard to raise awareness of good causes on social media - including most recently a new TV show with Mary Berry showing them supporting homeless charity The Passage - it's their three kids who have proved the biggest hit.

Their 'best nine' of 2019 - or their nine posts which received most 'likes' throughout the year - is dominated by Prince George, six, Princess Charlotte, four, and Prince Louis, one.

The most popular - with 2.2m 'likes' - is a photo of George with Charlotte, in uniform, on their first day of school in September.

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In second place, garnering 2.1m 'likes', sees a laughing George lying down on the grass on his birthday in July, wearing an England football t-shirt.

Next up, a photo of Charlotte shaking the hand of a teacher on her first day at Thomas's Battersea, flanked by her parents and brother.

Making his first appearance, in fourth place, is a snap of Louis on his first birthday in April - which gained 1.5m 'likes'.

The next most 'liked' - at 1.2m - is the official portrait from Harry and Meghan's son Archie's christening, which also stars Kate and William.

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Once more, Charlotte's first day of school made the top nine in sixth place, with 1.2m 'likes'.

A picture to mark her birthday in May also received 1.2m 'likes'.

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Another repeat, coming in at eighth, was a second portrait taken to celebrate Louis turning one.

The ninth most popular post - receiving 1.1m 'likes' - was a picture of the Cambridges' youngest child running at the camera as he played in a garden designed by his mum at the Chelsea Flower Show in May.

Also in shot, are his dad and siblings.

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