The Duchess of Sussex will cheer on Serena Williams who has reached her 10th Wimbledon women’s singles final – just ten months after nearly dying during childbirth.
Williams whose daughter Olympia was delivered by an emergency caesarean section on September 1, will play in the final, two months after taking a front row seat at Meghan’s wedding in Windsor.
Meghan will be joined by fellow duchess Kate Middleton, a Wimbledon patron, as the former champion fights it out against Germany’s Angelique Kerber.
Serena has reached her 10th Wimbledon final, ten months after nearly dying in childbirth
Meghan Markle will be joined by Kate Middleton in watching Serena Williams in the final
Serena Williams at the net with Julia Goerges of Germany whom she defeated in their semi final match
Olivia Munn was cheering on Serena Williams at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships
The 36-year-old American, who gave birth 10 months ago, is the first mother to reach the last round of the tournament since Australian Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
The former world number one developed a ‘slew of health complications’ after developing a pulmonary embolism 24 hours after her baby’s arrival.
As a result she spent the first six weeks of motherhood in bed as she recovered from the ordeal.
What’s even more remarkable about Serena’s path to the Wimbledon final is she didn’t return to playing tennis until February this year.
If she wins on Saturday, Williams will become the first to lift the Venus Rosewater Dish since Goolagong triumphed 38 years ago.
On Sunday, Kate and the Duke of Cambridge will watch the men’s singles final on Centre Court.
Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, watched on as wife Williams triumphed in her semi-final on Thursday, beating Julia Goerges 6-2 6-4 in one hour 10 minutes.
The couple announced the birth of daughter Olympia in September.
Williams appeared delighted but shocked to have made it through.
She told BBC Sport: ‘It’s crazy, I don’t even know how to feel. I didn’t expect to do this well in my fourth tournament back after 16 months away.
‘This was not inevitable for me, I had a really difficult pregnancy and I had to have multiple surgeries, I almost didn’t make it.
‘I remember when I couldn’t even walk to my mailbox, so it’s definitely not normal to be in a Wimbledon final.’
Dame Shirley Bassey, Sir Cliff Richard and actor Stanley Tucci were among the stars in the Royal Box to watch the women’s semi-finals.