It has been an eventful past few months for 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams. The American tennis legend announced her pregnancy at the Met Gala earlier this year. As a result, her fans were sent into a frenzy. Many took to social media to send in their wishes for the iconic tennis player. Further, Serena herself has been active on social media, sharing pregnancy workout tips with her massive fanbase. Recently, she dropped a massive update about her soon-to-be-born child.

Serena and her husband Alexis hosted a baby-shower party for their family and friends. It was a starry affair, attended by Serena’s close ones. Additionally, they also revealed the gender of their baby. However, there was one notable absentee from the party.

Meghan Markle slammed for missing Serena Williams’ baby shower

Earlier this week, Markle faced backlash as she was nowhere to be seen during Serena’s baby shower. The two are very good friends and are often seen celebrating each other’s important moments together. For the record, the American tennis legend was in attendance at Meghan’s wedding. Additionally, she was also the first guest on Meghan’s podcast. However, on this occasion, Markle gave Serena’s baby shower a miss.

During an interview with GB News, Royal biographer, Angela Levin, slammed Markle for missing Serena’s special day. Talking about this, Levin said, “Meghan is still very much thinking about herself, what she’s going to do, how it’s going to be and how she can use people to move on and climb up the ladder … she’s a taker rather than a giver,” as reported by Sky News.

Further, she also went on to give Catherine’s example at Wimbledon, denoting her massive support for tennis.

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Markle announces massive gift

Despite Markle’s $20 Million worth of podcast getting axed by Spotify, she announced recently that she’ll sponsor students with $2 Million for Responsible Tech. It was a great initiative by Prince Harry and Markle, investing to make the future better. College students received a pleasant surprise and the couple called them to announce this wonderful news.

Meanwhile, Serena announced the gender of her baby during the baby shower ceremony. Drones went up in the sky and spelled out the word ‘Girl,’ indicating the gender of Serena’s baby. While fans duly love Serena and her daughter, Olympia’s wonderful moments together, they cannot wait for another member to add to their adorable gang.

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