--- title: Serena Williams Makes Her Royal Wedding Entrance description: Serena Williams has officially arrived at Windsor Castle for the royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. canonical: https://time.com/5283492/serena-williams-royal-wedding/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-19T10:13:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-06-24T06:56:40.572Z og:title: Serena Williams Just Made Her Grand Royal Wedding Entrance og:description: With husband Alexis Ohanian at her side og:url: https://time.com/5283492/serena-williams-royal-wedding/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa21802387084dc6/698930d5cf40a862d3c4c427/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-prince-william-hats-serena-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: BRITAIN-US-ROYALS-WEDDING-GUESTS og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Serena Williams Just Made Her Grand Royal Wedding Entrance twitter:description: With husband Alexis Ohanian at her side twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa21802387084dc6/698930d5cf40a862d3c4c427/royal-wedding-2018-meghan-markle-prince-william-hats-serena-williams.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Serena Williams Just Made Her Grand Royal Wedding Entrance ## Video: This Video Is No Longer Available [Watch (HLS stream): This Video Is No Longer Available](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8) (0:10)  _Published 2026-06-23. With husband Alexis Ohanian at her side_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 19, 2018 10:13 AM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer May 19, 2018 10:13 AM UTC [Serena Williams](http://time.com/5259621/serena-williams-wedding-advice-meghan-markle/) has officially arrived at Windsor Castle for the [royal wedding](http://time.com/5276277/royal-wedding-live/) of [Meghan Markle](http://time.com/5274561/meghan-markle-wedding-ring/) and Prince Harry. Accompanied by her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, the tennis superstar made her grand entrance rocking an asymmetrical pink Versace dress, matching pink hat, Bulgari necklace and long braids. Williams shared live Instagram updates of herself and Ohanian getting ready throughout the morning, giving fans sneak peaks of her outfit and poking fun at her husband’s high-waisted trousers. “Hey y’all, so my friend’s getting married,” she gushed over Markle. “I’m up super early—well, for me. I’ve known her for so many years and I’m so happy for her.” Williams and Markle have been friends since meeting at the 2010 Super Bowl in Miami. “I just think it’s so important to enjoy the moment,” Williams recently told [_Good Morning America_](http://time.com/5259621/serena-williams-wedding-advice-meghan-markle/)of Markle’s big day. “And eat the cake—I didn’t get to eat mine at the wedding. 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