Serena Williams gets ready for pal Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding

Serena Williams gets ready for pal Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding

They met in 2014 when they teamed up to play a game of flag football at DIRECTV's Celebrity Beach Bow, being close friends ever since.

And Serena Williams took to her Instagram to confirm that she would be attending Meghan Markle's Royal Wedding to Prince Harry on Saturday at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England.

The tennis champion, 36, shared a photograph of herself on the social media platform make-up free and wrapped in a towel as she captioned it with: 'Follow my IG stories today to see me getting ready for my friends wedding #beingserena #freshface.' 

And staying true to her word, Serena went on to keep fans updated on her Instagram stories as she started to get ready for the big day.

In the first clip, she said: 'Hey y'all, so my friend's getting married today. I'm up super early, well, for me.

'I've known her for so many years and I'm so happy for her.'  

In the next video, Serena was joined by her Reddit co-founder husband, Alexis Ohanian, 35, and baby daughter, Alexis Olympia, eight months.

The sports star remained coy about whether the youngster would be joining her as she teased: 'Are you coming with mama today? What are you wearing today, honey?'

Serena then shared several updates of herself wearing a facemask and then getting her make-up professionally applied for the big day. 

The confirmation comes after the mother-of-one was spotted leaving Nice, France, on Friday afternoon.

Serena has been training for the French Open, which starts on May 27, at her tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy that is based 15 minutes away from the city's Airport.

Serena's confirmation comes amid reports that she was set to attend the Royal Wedding after she pulled out of the Italian Open in Rome last week, which left her available to attend the big day.

While only recently, the mother-of-one fulled even more rumours about whether she would be attending during an interview with Good Morning America. 

When asked whether she would be going, she teased: 'I don't know, I think it's during one of the tournaments. We'll see if I can make it.'

She jokingly added: 'Don't be asking me those questions.' 

MailOnline has contacted Serena's representative for comment.  

Serena tied the know to her Reddit co-founder husband, Alexis, in a star-studded ceremony in New Orleans last Novemeber, just two months after welcoming their first daughter, Alexis, eight months, in September.

Yet it was revealed on Thursday, and in scenes which will air on the third episode of Being Serena on Wednesday, that the sports star received a text from her father Richard saying that he could not attend the wedding - just one hour before he was set to walk her down the aisle. 

In the moment, she did not get angry or start feeling sad for herself, choosing instead to comfort her dad.

'Daddy, it’s okay, if you don’t want to come to the wedding at all, that’s okay too. I’m not going to be upset with you about it, so I don’t want you to be upset about it,' responded Serena. 

The scenes mirror the lead up to Meghan's wedding, after she released an official statement through Kensington Palace on Thursday that her father would not be attending the wedding or giving her away.

It read: 'Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding.

'I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health.' 

With Meghan choosing her future father-in-law, Prince Charles, to give her away instead - with Kensington Palace confirming the news.