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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Laura Hampson,Meredith Clark and Peony Hirwani

Meghan Markle podcast - live: Duchess talks race, motherhood and Royals with Serena Williams in first episode of Archetypes on Spotify

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Serena Williams explains why hairstyle for friend Meghan Markle’s wedding took ‘all night’

The Duchess of Sussex has released the first episode of her new podcast, Archetypes.

Tennis pro Williams is the first guest on Meghan Markle’s new podcast, which dropped on Spotify on Tuesday afternoon (23 August).

Meghan acted as an executive producer for the first episode and spoke to Williams about the double standard women face when they are labelled “ambitious”.

Additionally, the Duchess also revealed details of an incident when her son Archie’s nanny saved him from a fire during a royal tour.

The podcast is a co-production between Archewell Audio, Gimlet and Spotify.

Archewell Audio sits under Archewell, the organisation founded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex after the pair stepped down as senior members of the royal family in 2020.

This is the first episode released after the pair reportedly signed an exclusive deal with the audio streaming service in December 2020.

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