‘Couldn’t Have Done That’- Serena Williams’ Blunt Response to Meghan Markle Over Discharging Royal Duties Despite Horrific Incident Involving Her Son

The 23 grand slam title winner, Serena Williams, has been friends with the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, for more than a decade now. They first met in 2010 and ever since they have supported and respected each other as close friends. Markle was also spotted in the stands while cheering for Williams during her matches.

However, the American tennis legend, Williams was shocked when she heard about a scary incident from her friend, Markle. The Duchess of Sussex previously appeared on a podcast episode where she recalled a horrifying incident. It happened when she was with her husband, Prince Harry, on a tour of South Africa.

Serena Williams reacted to Meghan Markle’s scary incident

During the podcast, Meghan recalled an incident with her son, Archie, who was only 4½ months old then. She further stated that she had to leave the baby with a nanny because of her official duties. Archie was staying at a housing unit with a nanny while his mother, Meghan, went to do her official duty as she had to give a speech to various women and girls in Cape Town.

Later, Meghan was shocked when she heard there was a fire in the nursery and there were no fire alarms as well. However, her son, Archie was not there inside as he was downstairs with the nanny to get some snacks. Though, the Duchess of Sussex was terrified after the incident.

Meghan stated, “The heater in the nursery caught on fire, there was no smoke detector. Someone happened to just smell smoke down the hallway, went in, fire-extinguished. He was supposed to be sleeping in there.”

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After hearing about the incident, the American tennis legend, Williams was shocked. She stated, “I couldn’t have done that,” Serena added, “I would have said nuh-uh.”

The 23 grand slam title winner, Serena Williams, stated that she would have denied her duties if she were in the place of her friend. As a mother herself, Williams was empathetic towards Meghan and stated that she couldn’t have done something like that in such a scenario.

Serena stepped up as a soccer coach

The American tennis legend, Williams has always focused on tennis as a sport but it’s not the same case for her daughter. Olympia Ohanian who is just 5 years old, is already focused on more than one sport. Williams’ daughter loves to play soccer and tennis. As a result, her mom, Serena is often seen with the 5-year-old at her soccer practices.

The 23 grand slam title winner, Serena recently took to her Instagram to announce that she volunteered as a soccer assistant coach at her daughter’s practice session. She further called herself a “Modern day soccer mom” and also stated that she just went to chill and have fun at the soccer practice. Many fans were surprised to see the American tennis player as a soccer coach.

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