Posted: 23:57, September 9, 2022 | Updated: 00:58, 10 September 2022
Meghan Markle has canceled several planned appearances in New York scheduled for the day after Queen Elizabeth’s possible funeral, as the royal family enters the official breakfast for the monarch. The Duchess of Sussex was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on September 20, the same day she and Prince Harry planned to visit the UN General Assembly in Manhattan. Both appearances have now been canceled and Markle plans to delay the release of the next episode of her podcast Archetypes, which was scheduled to launch next Tuesday on Spotify, sources told Page Six on Friday. Coincidentally, the Queen’s death on Thursday came as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in the middle of a European tour in a public relations frenzy. Meghan Markle was spotted in Germany on Tuesday. The Queen’s death came as the Sussexes were on a PR blitz but are understood to be canceling upcoming appearances Markle was scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (above) on September 20, which would have been the day after the Queen’s funeral, but pulled out Queen Elizabeth is seen on Tuesday, in the last photo before her death on Thursday Now, their plans have been put on hold as they mourn before and after the Queen’s state funeral. The funeral is expected to take place on September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London, but an official date has not yet been announced. It’s unclear if Markle has already booked another date to appear on The Tonight Show. “I don’t even know what he would talk about [with Fallon]but that has apparently been canceled now,” a source told Page Six. A spokeswoman for the NBC program did not immediately respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex appeared in Dusseldorf, Germany on Tuesday, in the midst of a European tour cut short by the Queen’s death Prince Harry returns to Windsor on Friday morning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were together at Frogmore Cottage in Windsor when the Queen’s ill health became apparent, but Prince Harry flew alone to Scotland, where he was staying at Balmoral. Prince Harry arrived after the public announcement of the Queen’s death and returned to Windsor on Friday morning. It is unclear whether Markle plans to remain in the UK for the next 10 days until the funeral or will fly back to California to care for her young children before returning for the funeral. Understandably, all members of the royal family have suspended and changed any plans for public appearances as the UK enters a highly choreographed week-long morning period. In his first public speech as the country’s new monarch, King Charles III ordered a period of “Royal Mourning” for the Queen from now until seven days after her funeral. King Charles III has ordered a period of ‘Royal Mourning’ for the Queen from now until seven days after her funeral Royal mourning will be observed by members of the royal family, staff of the royal household and representatives of the royal household on official duty, along with troops committed to ceremonial duties. On Friday, royal salutes were fired with a round for each year of the Queen’s life at 1pm in Hyde Park by the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery. The Queen’s coffin will soon be moved to the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland. Then it will be solemnly transferred to the Cathedral of St. Giles to rest for 24 hours, with public viewing. The coffin will be flown to London and lie in Westminster Hall for four days, before a state funeral, likely on September 19.
