Serena Williams has shared her excitement after receiving a PR package of Meghan Markle‘s wine, quipping that her friend ‘knows how to treat a woman’.

The 44-year-old Grand Slam Champion ‘unveiled’ a ‘beautiful’ box of the Duchess’s 2024 Napa Valley Rose, saying she ‘can’t wait’ to crack a bottle open.

The pair, who have been friends since before Meghan met Prince Harry, often share affectionate posts for one another on social media.

Taking to Instagram today, Serena shared a clip of her opening Meghan’s Rosé – which cost $30 (£22.28) a bottle. 

‘Alright, Miss Meghan, I finally made it back to this beautiful unveiling,’ Serena said on her Instagram story on Friday.

She needed a mini screwdriver to unscrew the box and humorously reminded herself of the rule: ‘lefty loosey, righty tighty’ as she struggled to get it open.

‘There we go,’ she said as she lifted the lid, revealing four bottles of the As ever rose.

‘Somebody knows how to treat a woman,’ she joked before adding that she ‘can’t wait’ to try the drop.

‘It’s 12 o’clock somewhere.’

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Serena Williams has shared her excitement after receiving a PR package of Meghan Markle ‘s wine, quipping that her friend ‘knows how to treat a woman

In April, Serena, who has won 23 Grand Slams, she unveiled a hamper from the Duchess of Sussex‘s lifestyle brand, As Ever.

The ornately curated box – which has also been sent to A-listers including Mindy Kaling, Zoe Saldaña and Kris Jenner – featured a selection of products, including her signature Montecito ‘jam’.

‘I’m so excited for this,’ the athlete, who has 23 Grand Slam titles, could be heard saying. ‘Jam… oh my gosh, crepes!’

Serena was also delighted to see the mix of herbal teas included in the package.

‘You know I love my tea,’ she added cheekily. ‘The one you drink and the one I serve.’

She concluded with thanking Meghan – who she has been friends with since the Suits days – on her social media.

It’s not the first time Serena – who was recently dubbed an ‘auntie’ by the Duchess, to her children – channelled her friend in the kitchen.

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The 44-year-old Grand Slam Champion ‘unveiled’ a ‘beautiful’ box of the Duchess’s 2024 Napa Valley Rose, saying she ‘can’t wait’ to crack a bottle open

A number of the Duchess’s closest have now received an As Ever gifts, including influencer Kelly McKee Zajfen and actress Abigail Spencer.

Among them is Mindy Kaling, who this weekend showed off her As Ever gift package as she became one of the first lucky recipients of Meghan‘s new business launch.

The Office star, 45, became close friends with the Duchess after appearing on an episode of her cancelled Archetypes podcast with Spotify, and even appeared as a guest on her recent cooking show, With Love, Meghan.

Their close friendship was confirmed when Mindy was one of the selected few to receive a sample of Meghan’s American Riviera Orchard jam last year.

And it appears they’ve only gone from strength to strength ever since as Mindy took to her Instagram story to show off her impressive gift box of As Ever goods.

Accompanied by a note with her name in an elegant scrawl by Meghan, Mindy received the shortbread cookie mix, As Ever jam in a keepsake box, three types of tea, the crepe mix and the flower sprinkles – the total value of which comes to $93.

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The ornately curated box – which has also been sent to A-listers including Mindy Kaling – featured a selection of products, including her signature Montecito ‘jam’

Meghan and Serena first met at a Super Bowl party in 2010 and became firm friends after reuniting at an event in 2014.

The duchess invited the sportswoman to her wedding to Prince Harry and her star-studded baby shower when pregnant with son Archie in New York in February 2022.

Meghan wrote on her former website The Tig: ‘We hit it off immediately, taking pictures, laughing through the flag football game we were both playing in, and chatting not about tennis or acting, but about all the good old fashioned girlie stuff. So began our friendship.’

Serena has also been vocal in her praise for Meghan, including comments following the Duke and Duchess’s bombshell CNN interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021.

The tennis player said afterwards: ‘Meghan is a great person and I think the epitome of strength, the epitome of confidence, the epitome of just selflessness, and the epitome of everything is just her and everything that she’s gone through.

‘You can see from the interview that it wasn’t easy. But she had so much poise and she still had so much class..

‘I just think that she is the strongest person I know. I don’t know anyone else that could handle anything on such a global scale the way that she’s had to handle things that are just untrue – minute after minute.