{"id":276271,"date":"2019-07-11T14:12:46","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1056156"},"modified":"2019-07-11T14:12:46","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T20:12:46","slug":"serena-williams-says-meghan-markle-couldnt-be-a-better-friend-after-wimbledon-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/serena-williams-says-meghan-markle-couldnt-be-a-better-friend-after-wimbledon-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams Says Meghan Markle &#8220;Couldn&#8217;t Be a Better Friend&#8221; After Wimbledon Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-meta\" readability=\"8.3571428571429\">\n<p class=\"entry-meta\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\"><span class=\"entry-meta__author\"><span class=\"u-lc\">by<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/authors\/elyse-dupre\">Elyse Dupre<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"entry-meta__time\">Thu., Jul. 11, 2019 1:12 PM<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-detail-social-icons\" class=\"cs-container\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" data-omniture-info=\"{ &quot;pagename&quot; : &quot;news:news:top-stories:articles:1056156:serena-williams-says-meghan-markle-couldnt-be-a-better-friend-after-wimbledon-visit&quot;, &quot;widgetType&quot; : &quot;share:social&quot;, &quot;pageType&quot; : &quot;text-blocks&quot; }\">\n<ul class=\"cs-list clear\">\n<li class=\"cs-fb cs-item\">\n<p><span class=\"cs-sharetext\">Share<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"cs-ts cs-item\">\n<p><span class=\"cs-sharetext\">Tweet<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"email-bttn-article-detail-social-icons\" class=\"cs-email cs-item\">\n<p><span class=\"cs-sharetext\">Email<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-0-img\" class=\"post-content post-content--grouped\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"31\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201863\/rs_1024x759-180703063711-1024-Meghan-Markle-Serena-Williams-LT-070318.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" border=\"0\" title=\"Meghan Markle, Serena Williams \" alt=\"Meghan Markle, Serena Williams \" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"759\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty Images; Mike Pont\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" class=\"post-content text-block clearfix post-content--groupedn-txt\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"39.461460446247\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"21.174442190669\">\n<p><strong>Serena Willliams<\/strong> has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/meghan_markle\">Meghan Markle<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s back.<\/p>\n<p>The tennis pro came to the Duchess of Sussex&#8217;s defense on Thursday after the royal made headlines over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1054395\/meghan-markle-cheers-on-serena-williams-at-wimbledon-in-first-solo-outing-since-giving-birth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her Wimbledon appearance<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n<p>As royal admirers will recall, the new mom attended The Championships last Thursday to watch her BFF&#8217;s match against <strong>Kaja Juvan<\/strong>. However, Meghan drew criticism after rumors spread that she had asked her protection officers to tell spectators not to take her picture because she was at the tournament &#8220;in a private capacity.&#8221; Some even called attention to photos of Meghan sitting next to a few people in the stands with empty rows behind them.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether she hoped the royal would ignore the haters and continue to attend her matches, Serena said she &#8220;didn&#8217;t know there was negative media out there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Any time I see her name attached to anything, I don&#8217;t read it,&#8221; she said. &#8220;She couldn&#8217;t be a better friend to me. Low moments, high moments\u2014she&#8217;s always there. That&#8217;s all I want to be to her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cta-1\" class=\"post-content cta clearfix\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3.0491803278689\">\n<div data-vilynx-id=\"287163\" class=\"column cta__video vilynx_enabled\" data-hook=\"cta-vilynx\" data-url=\"\/videos\/287163\/serena-williams-says-meghan-markle-will-be-the-best-mom\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/eonlinethumbs-a.akamaihd.net\/images\/935\/607\/cb_20190403_serena_b_287163_560x315_1470958659777.jpg?fit=inside|192:192&amp;output-quality=90\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"column cta__text--video\" data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-cta\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"3.1475409836066\">\n<h2 class=\"cta__title\">Watch<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/videos\/287163\/serena-williams-says-meghan-markle-will-be-the-best-mom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Serena Williams Says Meghan Markle Will Be the Best Mom<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" class=\"post-content text-block clearfix post-content--groupedn-txt\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"46.76213592233\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"5.5954692556634\">\n<p>There&#8217;s no denying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/970782\/serena-williams-says-she-and-meghan-markle-have-been-relying-on-each-other-a-lot-lately\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the two are close<\/a>. After all, the two have known each other since 2014, and Meghan invited Serena and the tennis champion&#8217;s husband <strong>Alexis Ohanian<\/strong> to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/photos\/24542\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-s-royal-wedding-guests\/847832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">royal wedding<\/a> with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/prince\">Prince<\/a><\/strong> <strong>Harry<\/strong>. Serena even hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/ap\/news\/1035000\/serena-williams-reveals-the-toughest-part-of-planning-meghan-markle-s-baby-shower\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">baby shower<\/a> for Meghan when she was pregnant with her first child <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/archie_harrison\">Archie Harrison<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-3-img\" class=\"post-content post-content--grouped\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">\n<div class=\"post-content__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/2019611\/rs_1024x759-190711123601-1024-Meghan-Markle-GettyImages-1160043728.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" border=\"0\" title=\"Meghan Markle\" alt=\"Meghan Markle\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"759\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Karwai Tang\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"photo-txt-3\" class=\"post-content text-block clearfix post-content--groupedn-txt\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33.5\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>As for whether Meghan will watch Serena play again, that remains unseen. After winning her match against <strong>Barbora Strycova<\/strong>, the star athlete secured a spot in the tournament&#8217;s finals. So, royal admirers will just have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-4\" class=\"post-content\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"33\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Don&#8217;t miss <em>E! 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