Meghan Markle has halted the release of new episodes of her Spotify podcast Archetypes, out of respect for the death of Queen Elizabeth II. New conversations have dropped every Tuesday since the podcast debuted on August 23.
A notice on the Spotify Original’s channel reads, “New episodes of Archetypes will be paused during the official mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.”
King Charles III announced the official period of royal mourning will last until seven days after the Queen’s state funeral, slated for September 19. According to the Telegraph, the series will be put on pause for up to six weeks as a sign of respect. Duchess Meghan has joined her husband Prince Harry in the UK following the death of his grandmother, Her Majesty The Queen.
Described as “a refreshing and dynamic new podcast where Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex dives into the labels that try to hold women back,” Archetypes’ debut episode featured a discussion about ambition with Markle’s close friend Serena Williams. Since its August 23 launch, the podcast has featured conversations with Mariah Carey and Mindy Kaling.
At the tail end of her last episode, Markle teased the topic of the next one. While we may be waiting longer than we may have hoped, the next episode is slated to unpack “the complicated world of the trope known as the ‘Dragon Lady’” with comedian Margaret Cho and journalist Lisa Ling. Sounds like it will be worth the wait.
