Meghan Markle meets with Serena Williams in New York

After a day in New York with a visit to the Met Breuer Museum and Ladurée in Soho, Meghan Markle celebrated her birth party at the Mark Hotel on the Upper East Side and brought together a close friend, Serena Williams, to a stay in New York. Dinner at Polo Bar Restaurant by Ralph Lauren.

Tuesday night, Meghan and Serena got together for a post-shower meal (before Markle left New York on Wednesday). Meghan's best friend, Jessica Mulroney, and another good friend of the duchess, Markus Anderson (who would have helped arrange her first date with Prince Harry) joined them. You may remember that Meghan and Serena have been friends since 2010 and, according to Serena, are only getting closer because they have both undergone "scrutiny by the media".

Meghan went out to dinner in a monochrome set worthy of a real New Yorker: a Victoria Beckham navy blue coat (the same one she wore on Christmas Day in Sandringham), accompanied by a pair of jeans. Hatch black maternity, black Tamara Mellon boots and a black Stella McCartney. bag, accessorized with a black scarf.

The Duchess of Sussex apparently went to the city on Friday for the baby shower, allegedly organized by Mulroney. The event had a guest list of 15 of Meghan's closest friends, including her former Suit co-star Abigail Spencer and designer Misha Nonoo. according to PeopleSerena was also at the baby shower.

The arrival of Prince Harry and Meghan's baby in April is the perfect opportunity for her to meet her best friends before settling in her new home at Frogmore Cottage. And given all the negative rumors that Meghan has had face recently, it was nice to see her have a good time with her closest friends.