Meghan Markle Flies to NYC to Watch Serena Williams in U.S. Open Closing
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Recent off her maternity depart, Meghan Markle is headed again house to American soil for a really particular purpose.
The 38-year-old Duchess of Sussex boarded a industrial flight on Friday to New York to embark on a weekend journey to watch her longtime good friend Serena Williams compete within the 2019 U.S. Open Closing. The tennis star is ready to face off in opposition to Bianca Andreescu on Saturday to attempt to safe a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title.
“It’s a last-minute journey,” a supply instructed the The Occasions newspaper in London. “Excited to assist her good friend, after which come again.”
Meghan reportedly is touring with out Prince Harry or their child boy Archie Harrison, and is accompanied by safety, the outlet mentioned.
This marks Meghan’s first recognized solo journey overseas since giving beginning to the couple’s son, their first baby, in Could, and first recognized time she has traveled again to her native United States since she attended her child bathe, which Serena co-hosted with Amal Clooney, in New York Metropolis in February.
The journey comes weeks after Meghan and Harry drew controversy and accusations of hypocrisy for utilizing non-public jets to fly to the south of France and Ibiza over the course of some days. The royal couple has been vocal about their assist for environmental points. Elton John later defended them, saying they visited him in France and he paid for his or her airplane.
Meghan’s solo go to to the U.S. additionally comes weeks earlier than she, Harry and Archie will embark on a visit to South Africa between September 23 and October 2.
Meghan and Serena have been associates for a number of years. They met in 2014, once they performed on the identical group at DIRECTV’s Superstar Seaside Bowl.
In July, Meghan watched Serena compete within the 2019 Wimbledon event in England, which the duchess attended with sister-in-law Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa Middleton, in addition to associates. It marked Meghan’s first solo outing since giving beginning.
“Simply having her basically as a good friend is nice,” Serena instructed reporters after one of many matches. “She’s such an ideal good friend and an ideal particular person as effectively, and all the time optimistic, it doesn’t matter what. So it is so good to have folks like that simply to know.”