Meghan’s first solo podcast will be released this summer

Meghan Markle’s first solo podcast will be released this summer, it has been announced – a year-and-a-half after she and Harry signed an £18million deal with Spotify.

The Duchess of Sussex revealed she’ll be looking into labels and stereotypes “that try to hold women back” for the series.

She’ll host the show, Archetypes, and interview experts and historians during episodes.

The Sussexes were given a bumper pay-out by the streaming giant back in late 2020.

But in January 2022, The Sun revealed Spotify was taking the project “into its own hands” as content from the couple failed to materialise.

Initially, a “full-scale” launch of shows was promised in 2021. However, the year came and went without any further update.

Bosses then stepped in and began recruiting in-house staff to help.

Harry and Meghan’s only podcast effort so far has been a 35-minute ‘holiday special’ in December 2020, featuring celebrity pals Elton John and James Corden.

It means that, so far, they’ve been paid £500,000 for each minute of content released through the platform