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Meghan Markle has been accused of faking several interviews for her axed Archetypes podcast by industry 'sources' who claim that the Duchess had staff members on the show conduct interviews with her guests, before audio of her voice was edited into the final episodes, the Daily Mail reports.

The allegations, which come just days after it was revealed the Sussexes' $20 million deal with Spotify had been ended in a 'mutual agreement', were reported by podcast-focused outlet Podnews.

According to the site, 'multiple sources' have claimed that 'some interviews on the show were done by other staffers, with [audio of 41-year-old Meghan's] questions edited-in afterwards', although Podnews did not highlight any specific episodes where this might have applied.

Meghan's 12-episode podcast featured a series of high-profile guests during its one-season run, including Mariah Carey, Serena Williams, and Mindy Kaling, the latter of whom actually shared an image of herself being interviewed by the Duchess when her episode aired.

However, while Meghan may have interviewed several very high-profile guests for the audio show, this is not the first time that questions have been raised about her input into the interview process for other people who appeared on Archetypes.

In August last year, podcast guest Allison Yarrow, a journalist from New York, revealed that she didn't actually speak to Meghan when being interviewed for the show, but rather a member of her production company.