Meghan Markle’s podcast is hitting the pause button.In light ofQueen Elizabeth’s death, PEOPLE understands thatArchetypes, which debuted last month, is being held this week, and it’s uncertain when it will resume. Spotify confirmed the news on Monday, updating the podcast’s “About” section to read: “New episodes of Archetypes will be paused during the official mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.“Meghan, 41, and her husbandPrince Harryfirst announced a “multi-year partnership” betweenSpotify and their production company Archewell Audioin 2020. According to a previously shared press release,Archetypesintends to “investigate the labels that try to hold women back.“For more on Queen Elizabeth, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Speaking with historians and experts, Meghan will also “uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives,” the release continued.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Kirsty O’Connor/WPA-Pool/MEGAOn Aug. 23, the Duchess of Sussex released thefirst episodeofArchetypes, titling the conversation, “The Misconceptions of Ambition.“FeaturingSerena Williamsas a guest, the friends discussed thedouble standardsociety sets for women who chase their dreams, and Meghan revealed thata fire broke outin sonArchie’s nursery during the Sussex family’s royal tour of Africa in 2019.Two days after it dropped,Archetypesbecame the number one podcastin the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada on Spotify’s international charts.Mariah Careywas a featured guest on the second episode of Archetypes, titled “The Duality of Diva,” where they discussed today’s negative connotations of the word “diva” and being biracial.Meanwhile, thethird and latest episode of the podcast, titled “The Stigma of the Singleton withMindy Kaling,” saw Meghan and Kaling, 43, recall what they were like in high school — with the Duchess of Sussex describing herself as an “ugly duckling.“Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.On Saturday, two days after the announcement of the Queen’s passing, Meghan joined her husband, Prince Harry, and in-lawsPrince WilliamandKate Middletonfor asurprise walkaboutat Windsor Castle.Dressed in black, the foursome spoke with onlookers and toured the emotional tributes left for the late monarch, whodied Thursday at age 96.Kensington Palace said William, 40, invited the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to join him and Kate, 40, who was recentlynamed Princess of Wales, alongside her husband’s newPrince of Wales title.Prince Williamthought the walkabout to greet the crowds “was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family,” a royal source told PEOPLE.A palace insider also said: “It’s such an extraordinary historical moment and also a deeply personal one for the family that you’d hope and think that all members of the family would unite and support [the King] especially. And perhaps some of those wounds can be healed in the process.“Ina historic first speechafter becoming monarch,King Charles IIIon Friday expressed his “profound sorrow” and gave an emotional tribute to the late Queen.“This is a time of change for my family,” the new sovereign explained in his inaugural address. With Charles' rise in rank, Harry and Meghan’s children —Archie, 3, andLilibet, 1 — are now sixth and seventh in line to the throne, respectively, following their father.In a sweet message for his younger son and daughter-in-law, King Charles added, “I want also toexpress my love for Harry and Meghanas they continue to build their lives overseas.”
Meghan Markle’s podcast is hitting the pause button.
In light ofQueen Elizabeth’s death, PEOPLE understands thatArchetypes, which debuted last month, is being held this week, and it’s uncertain when it will resume. Spotify confirmed the news on Monday, updating the podcast’s “About” section to read: “New episodes of Archetypes will be paused during the official mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.”
Meghan, 41, and her husbandPrince Harryfirst announced a “multi-year partnership” betweenSpotify and their production company Archewell Audioin 2020. According to a previously shared press release,Archetypesintends to “investigate the labels that try to hold women back.”
For more on Queen Elizabeth, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
Speaking with historians and experts, Meghan will also “uncover the origin of these stereotypes and have uncensored conversations with women who know all too well how these typecasts shape narratives,” the release continued.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up to date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
Kirsty O’Connor/WPA-Pool/MEGA
On Aug. 23, the Duchess of Sussex released thefirst episodeofArchetypes, titling the conversation, “The Misconceptions of Ambition.”
FeaturingSerena Williamsas a guest, the friends discussed thedouble standardsociety sets for women who chase their dreams, and Meghan revealed thata fire broke outin sonArchie’s nursery during the Sussex family’s royal tour of Africa in 2019.
Two days after it dropped,Archetypesbecame the number one podcastin the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada on Spotify’s international charts.
Mariah Careywas a featured guest on the second episode of Archetypes, titled “The Duality of Diva,” where they discussed today’s negative connotations of the word “diva” and being biracial.
Meanwhile, thethird and latest episode of the podcast, titled “The Stigma of the Singleton withMindy Kaling,” saw Meghan and Kaling, 43, recall what they were like in high school — with the Duchess of Sussex describing herself as an “ugly duckling.”
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
On Saturday, two days after the announcement of the Queen’s passing, Meghan joined her husband, Prince Harry, and in-lawsPrince WilliamandKate Middletonfor asurprise walkaboutat Windsor Castle.
Dressed in black, the foursome spoke with onlookers and toured the emotional tributes left for the late monarch, whodied Thursday at age 96.
Kensington Palace said William, 40, invited the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to join him and Kate, 40, who was recentlynamed Princess of Wales, alongside her husband’s newPrince of Wales title.
Prince Williamthought the walkabout to greet the crowds “was an important show of unity at an incredibly difficult time for the family,” a royal source told PEOPLE.
A palace insider also said: “It’s such an extraordinary historical moment and also a deeply personal one for the family that you’d hope and think that all members of the family would unite and support [the King] especially. And perhaps some of those wounds can be healed in the process.”
Ina historic first speechafter becoming monarch,King Charles IIIon Friday expressed his “profound sorrow” and gave an emotional tribute to the late Queen.
“This is a time of change for my family,” the new sovereign explained in his inaugural address. With Charles' rise in rank, Harry and Meghan’s children —Archie, 3, andLilibet, 1 — are now sixth and seventh in line to the throne, respectively, following their father.
In a sweet message for his younger son and daughter-in-law, King Charles added, “I want also toexpress my love for Harry and Meghanas they continue to build their lives overseas.”
source: people.com
