British royal family news reveals that tennis legend Serena Williams is close to Harry and Meghan Markle’s two kids, Archie and Lilibet.
In fact she has spent more time with them than their own families have—Meghan’s discarded dad Thomas has never even met the kids nor his son in law Harry.
What makes Serena so special that she is an “aunt” to King Charles’ grandkids? It’s a curious relationship the adults have, with Serena behind some of the couple’s most tawdry moments.
She was the host when Harry accepted ESPN’s Pat Tillman Award, objected to by millions of Americans and the late US war hero’s own mother. She also threw an over-the-top NYC baby shower for Meghan and unborn Archie.
Here’s what to know about how Serena Williams has spent more time with the royal grandchildren than their actual relatives.
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In 2019 Williams told The Business of Fashion that she blew tons of money on the infamous baby shower: “I’m a perfectionist, so I’m like, ‘Let’s make it perfect.’ It’s been a lot the last few days. Planning something like that takes a lot of effort.”
Aunt Serena has been just as hands-on with the couple’s daughter, Lilibet.
Meghan Markle & Serena Williams Are Besties
Earlier this month Meghan posted a video to her Instagram Stories showing her daughter Lilibet spending quality time with Serena Williams.
In the vid, the highly recognized tennis phenom was seen playing a cozy game of Candy Land with the girl. Meghan captioned: “When the aunties come to celebrate … and to play!”
The post landed days before Meghan’s Netflix cookery show “With Love, Meghan” dropped, leading many to criticize what they saw as the merching of Lilibet (or at least the back of Lilibet’s head).
Serena Williams Sees Lili and Archie More Than Their Families Do
The Markle kids are scrupulously kept out of camera range, and by now we’ve all become experts on their hair growth patterns since that’s all we see of them.
However, it was noted that Archie and Lili are “featured” for the new show. This means their voices and feet and hair are featured. Some think this is a slow roll out to full on merching of the innocents as the public has grown decidedly tired of Hank and Skank.
In a recent YouGove popularity poll, the traitors came in at the bottom while Prince William and Princess Catherine came out on top.
Tell us royal fans, do you think that Archie and Lili are missing out by not being allowed to get to know both sides of their families, and did you watch With Love, Meghan?
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