Meghan Markle & Serena Williams

After a trip to the hospital, during which Olympia’s wrist was put in a cast, Ms. Williams spent most of the night awake, rocking her to sleep, she recalled. Last year, Meghan and Harry gave an explosive interview to Oprah Winfrey in which Meghan accused the royal family of being callous and racist after the couple’s marriage in 2018. The pair moved to Montecito, Calif., where they currently live with their two young children. Lakshya Chopra is an aspiring sports writer who has covered various sports in the last few years. An engineer by profession, his passion for sports has driven him closer to the media industry with each passing day.
I think the Palace invited the Beckhams to wedding not Harry and Meghan. Also, note how the DM says that all Toxic Tom did was to pose for the pictures before Meghan’s wedding. They don’t mention how Meghan publicly asked her “father” to still come top her wedding after that.



Yeah, I think I, oh, I was Taft–Hartley-ed, uh, which is I, I, like pretended that I was union and you have to... It was a pilot called Century City, with Héctor Elizondo and... Ioan Gruffudd and, um, and I got there and they were like, "So you're union?" I'm like, "Of course, I'm union. Yeah, absolutely, I'm union," and then I wasn't, and casting, to this day, those casting directors will never hire me, they never... I told them I was union and then they had to Taft–Hartley me, which really is just, like, them sending one piece of paperwork to the union.
The former Meghan Markle had just arrived to the country hours earlier with her then-4-month-old son, Archie, and her husband, Prince Harry. Archie was placed in a housing unit with his nanny, Lauren, so he could take a nap while his parents attended an official engagement. Everyone and their mothers know Markle moved back to the United States in late March. The tennis pro and the Duchess of Sussex have been friends for years since first meeting in 2010. And over the past few years, they have been together to celebrate some of their biggest milestones, like when Williams attended Markle's wedding and even planned her baby shower. We all know they're best friends, of course, but Serena Williams pretending to not know who Meghan Markle is during a recent interview with model Naomi Campbell is the kind of entertainment the world needs right now.

The brf takes advantage of those kinds of celebrity acquaintances whenever possible. So the people with two young children who live on the other side of the world aren’t super close to casual friends they had while living in the UK anymore? We hoped Harry and Meghan would come to events like the wedding and the big soccer game because we’re desperate for new material. They didn’t, we remain furious and will spin a false tale of a friendship break up because we’ve got nothing else on them to talk about. Seems to me that the first person to “Markle” someone, ditching them without a second thought. Abandoning your daughter on her wedding day and selling her out for a tabloid paycheck is pretty f–king cold.
Following the Oprah interview, in which Markle and Prince Harry delivered a string of revelations about "The Firm," Williams was quick to post a message on Twitter in support of her "selfless friend." In the days leading up to the interview, there was another round of rumors about Markle in the press, and many of her friends and former coworkers spoke out on her behalf, praising her good character. In 2019, Williams called Markle “literally the strongest” person she knows. And while Meghan Legacy recovered from her sweaty yoga class, Serena Williams was also in a fitness state of mind as she played one of the biggest matches of her career — a record-tying 24th Grand Slam in today’s championship. To support her friend in the stands the duchess opted for a casual but smart look with a denim dress by J Crew and chic sunglasses by Victoria Beckham (ID Meghan’s Mirror). Serena Williams isn't about to let her friendship with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, get put underneath a microscope.

She continued to rave about her best friend, noting that she flew to New York to see her play tennis and flew all the way back in the same night. "It kind of goes to show you what an amazing person she is," said Williams. "That's just one of the many amazing things that she does for me." The tennis star continued, "It's so good to have people like that, just to know," adding that Meghan is "such a fan of the sport." When Williams was asked about the negative press surrounding Markle following her Wimbledon appearance the week prior, the tennis star had nothing but uplifting things to say about her friend.
Spotify also stated that the royal couple did not reach the productivity criterion required to get the full deal’s headline reward. However, Netflix is unlikely to renew its contract with the Duke of Sussex, which was reportedly worth $150 million and for which they have only been paid half so far. Meghan MarkleSpotify’s decision not to renew the podcast of Prince Harry and Meghan Marklecame as a surprise to many.
In November 2016, The Sun ran the headline "Harry girl's on Pornhub". The outlet denied any smear after it was revealed that the clips were illegally uploaded scenes from the TV series Suits and not pornographic material. They subsequently apologized via an official statement in February 2017. In February 2018, a letter containing white powder and a racist note addressing Markle was sent to St James's Palace, triggering counter-terrorism and hate crime investigations by Scotland Yard.

The sports icon told PEOPLE that Meghan hasn't changed one bit — despite juggling her busy role as a duchess, while being pregnant for the first time with their son Archie Harrison. Williams later reminisced about preparing for the the big day during an interview with Vogue, breaking down her royal look. She revealed she had several stylists braiding her hair and the process took "all night." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "We hit it off immediately," Meghan wrote on her former lifestyle blog The Tig. "Taking pictures, laughing through the flag football game we were both playing in, and chatting ... Not about tennis or acting, but about all the good old fashioned girly stuff."
The Duchess of Sussex talked to her longtime friend Serena Williams about ambition, stereotypes of women, and the tennis star's impending retirement, on the first episode of Meghan's podcast, Archetypes. The first big fruits of Meghan Markle's Spotify deal have come out today. The Duchess of Sussex's Archetypes podcast launched this morning, with her first episode featuring her and longtime friend Serena Williams breaking down the word “ambition” and how people's negative portrayal of ambitious women have affected their own lives. "I know first hand the sexism and racism institutions and the media use to vilify women and people of color to minimize us, to break us down and demonize us," the star continued.

The duchess was especially thrilled to give a hug to Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian. That's when my friend told me to always keep a bread clip when traveling. "So, I don’t remember ever personally feeling the negative connotation behind the word 'ambitious' until I started dating my now husband," she said. "And um, apparently ambition is, uh… a terrible, terrible thing, for a woman that is – according to some." In Williams' post, the later part of the caption where she encourages people to listen, "especially if you're ambitious", is a nod to one of the conversations the women had in the episode The Misconception of Ambition with Serena Williams. The pair discussed the double standard women face when labelled as 'ambitious' and the effect it has.