Meghan Markle postpones next Archetypes podcast as she joins royal mourning

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Meghan Markle has postponed the release of her Spotify podcast, Archetypes, during the mourning period for the Queen. Just weeks after her interview discussing parenthood in The Cut, the Duchess of Sussex has decided to delay the release of any more episodes, writes The Mirror.

A message on the podcast's Spotify page said: "New episodes of Archetypes will be paused during the official mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II." So far, Meghan had spoken with veteran tennis player Serena Williams, pop star Mariah Carey and actress and producer Mindy Kaling, on the much-anticipated podcast.

The period of "royal mourning" will continue until seven days after the Queen's funeral on Monday September 19. Buckingham Palace said last week that royal mourning will be observed by members of the royal family, Royal Household staff and representatives of the Royal Household on official duties, together with troops committed to ceremonial duties.National mourning, meanwhile, continues until the end of the day of the Queen's funeral.

Meghan and Harry signed a lucrative deal with the audio streaming giant to host and produce podcasts, estimated to be worth around £18 million), in late 2020.In the first episode with tennis star Serena Williams, the Duchess revealed how her and Harry’s son Archie narrowly escaped a fire in his bedroom when he was meant to be sleeping, during the Sussexes' tour of South Africa in 2019 - and how she had to go out after to do another official engagement.But until this episode, the couple had only released one show so far - a holiday special featuring their son Archie and celebrity guests.Archetypes was launched with the aim of investigating "labels that try to hold women back" through