Britain鈥檚 Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (L) talks to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex as they arrive for the Royal Family鈥檚 traditional Christmas Day service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham, Norfolk, eastern England, on Dec.聽 25, 2018. Image: Paul Ellis/AFP聽
Britain鈥檚 royal family on Monday warned聽trolls on its social media accounts that they will be banned under new guidelines issued following abuse of Kate and Meghan 鈥� the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex.
Buckingham Palace, Clarence House and Kensington Palace said that they could involve the police if there was a breach of the law.
Under the new guidelines, comments must not 鈥渂e defamatory鈥� obscene, offensive, threatening, abusive, hateful, inflammatory or promote sexually explicit material or violence.
鈥淲e reserve the right to hide or delete comments made on our channels, as well as block users who do not follow these guidelines,鈥� it added.
鈥淲e also reserve the right to send any comments we deem appropriate to law enforcement authorities for investigation as we feel necessary or is required by law.鈥�
Almost 1,000 online posts have already been deleted, according to reports.
The royal family has not mentioned any specific online problems, but British gossip magazine Hello! last month reported that royal staff was spending hours every week removing abusive posts sent by 鈥榬ival鈥� supporters of each duchess, amid reports that the two had fallen out.
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Tabloids reported that Meghan made sister-in-law Kate cry during preparations for her wedding last year with Prince Harry.
The family denies a rift, and insists that Harry and Meghan鈥檚 plan to move out from living next door to his brother Prince William and Kate is driven by the imminent arrival of their first child, due next month.
It asked users to show 鈥渃ourtesy, kindness and respect for all other members of our social media communities.鈥�
The royal family鈥檚 Twitter page has 3.8 million followers, while 4.5 million follow the official Instagram account.聽MKH
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