Meghan Markle hits pause on her podcast during the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II
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- Meghan Markle's new podcast "Archetypes" is going on hiatus, Spotify announced Monday.
- New episodes will be paused throughout Queen Elizabeth II's mourning period, it said.
- The UK entered a mourning period on Friday after the Queen died Thursday at 96.
Meghan Markle's new Spotify podcast "Archetypes" will be going on hiatus during a mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II.
"New episodes of Archetypes will be paused during the official mourning period for Her Majesty The Queen," an announcement on the podcast's Spotify page read as of Monday afternoon.
A representative for Markle confirmed to Insider that it was her decision to pause the podcast.
Though it was not immediately clear when exactly the decision was made, Page Six reported on Friday that the podcast would be paused.
Markle and Prince Harry founded Archewell Audio in 2020, and the first episode of "Archetypes" was released on August 23, 2022. The Archewell website now includes a statement from Harry mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II and recounting some memories he had of her.
"You are already sorely missed, not just by us, but by the world over. And as it comes to first meetings, we now honour my father in his new role as King Charles III," the statement reads.
The Queen died on Thursday at the age of 96, ending her unprecedented decades-long reign. The UK on Friday entered a mourning period that is set to expire on September 26, seven days after her funeral on September 19.
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