{"id":771611,"date":"2026-09-15T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/771611\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T17:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T17:04:41","slug":"why-meghan-markle-skipped-the-2026-emmys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/771611\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Meghan Markle Skipped the 2026 Emmys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>2 min read<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1qurz6r emevuu60\">At the Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this evening, Meghan Markle will not be in attendance among the guests. Though her Netflix lifestyle series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71942671\/with-love-meghan-markle-emmy-nominations-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71942671\/with-love-meghan-markle-emmy-nominations-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"With Love, Meghan is nominated for an Emmy\" data-node-id=\"0.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">With Love, Meghan is nominated for an Emmy<\/a>, it will compete at the Daytime Emmys, not tonight\u2019s Primetime Emmys.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">\u201cA huge congratulations to the amazing crew, producers, and team who worked on With Love, Meghan on @netflix,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71942671\/with-love-meghan-markle-emmy-nominations-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a71942671\/with-love-meghan-markle-emmy-nominations-2026\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"posted on Instagram\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">posted on Instagram<\/a> after the news in July. \u201cWe are nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Series!\u201d With Love, Meghan is competing against Different Breed, George to the Rescue, The Motherhood, and The Wizard of Paws; the winner will be announced at the Daytime Emmy ceremony on Friday, October 30. It\u2019s unclear whether or not Meghan will attend the Daytime Emmys.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The Sussexes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73531295\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-back-in-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73531295\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-back-in-uk\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"recently moved back to the UK\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recently moved back to the UK<\/a> after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73495880\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-us-uk-moves-timeline\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73495880\/prince-harry-meghan-markle-us-uk-moves-timeline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"spending six years in the United States\" data-node-id=\"2.3\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spending six years in the United States<\/a>. Over the weekend, Meghan shared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73720202\/meghan-markle-uk-september-2026-instagram-videos\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73720202\/meghan-markle-uk-september-2026-instagram-videos\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"glimpse into her family\u2019s new life in the British countryside\" data-node-id=\"2.5\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">glimpse into her family\u2019s new life in the British countryside<\/a>, posting a series of clips of her children exploring the outdoors, including biking and fishing.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">A representative for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex described their move as short-term to the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/22\/us\/meghan-harry-hollywood-uk-move.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/22\/us\/meghan-harry-hollywood-uk-move.html\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"New York Times\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"022836f0-86bc-4d30-bd4d-0c96ee4ecf24\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/22\/us\/meghan-harry-hollywood-uk-move.html\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/22\/us\/meghan-harry-hollywood-uk-move.html\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"false\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"3176fcb2-c7c0-4ffc-959e-f0e98ebc12bf\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-wwtvcb e1aq0z090\" data->New York Times<\/a>. \u201cOn the heels of a wonderful trip with family and friends this summer, Harry and Meghan have decided to spend an extended period in the U.K. this autumn,\u201d the representative said in a statement. \u201cThey are excited to have their children spend more time in the country that\u2019s such an important part of their family\u2019s story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">While in the UK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73494258\/meghan-markle-return-acting-uk\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/society\/tradition\/a73494258\/meghan-markle-return-acting-uk\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Meghan is rumored to make a return to acting\" data-node-id=\"5.1\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Meghan is rumored to make a return to acting<\/a>, possibly in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a73616841\/the-gentlemen-season-3-news\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a73616841\/the-gentlemen-season-3-news\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"season three of The Gentlemen\" data-node-id=\"5.3\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">season three of The Gentlemen<\/a>. Star Theo James, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a73581310\/theo-james-meghan-markle-gentlemen-rumors\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.townandcountrymag.com\/leisure\/arts-and-culture\/a73581310\/theo-james-meghan-markle-gentlemen-rumors\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"told T&amp;C that the rumors were \u201ca lot of hot air.\u201d \" data-node-id=\"5.5\" class=\"body-link css-wwtvcb emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">told T&amp;C that the rumors were \u201ca lot of hot air.\u201d <\/a>He added, \u201cAt the moment, we\u2019re just trying to get as many eyes on season two, and then season three will happen soon. But in terms of story, we have the overarching ambition of where we\u2019re going to go. We\u2019re going to expand the world, go to different countries. But in terms of the minutiae, I mean, it\u2019s still very much up in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/121b4598-31f9-4716-af00-a68368fb7913_1643729378.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Emily Burack\" title=\"Headshot of Emily Burack\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Emily Burack (she\/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town &amp; Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&amp;C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read At the Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles this evening, Meghan Markle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":771612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,178878,379,254645,381,96,190731,380,159164,254644,223205,178877,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-771611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-collection-royal-family-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-b4fb4eed-8b48-46aa-8b10-0a83cfc4666d","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-issyndicated-false","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-why-meghan-markle-skipped-the-2026-emmys","tag-sponsored-false","tag-subsection-heritage","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/771612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}