Serena Williams appears as a special guest on Meghan's debut podcast

On Tuesday, the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan released the premiere episode of her eagerly anticipated podcast

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and accomplished this with the aid of a celebrity friend.

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The duchess speaks with tennis legend Serena Williams in Meghan's debut "Archetypes" podcast episode

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Williams is a longtime friend who attended Meghan’s wedding to Prince Harry in 2018.

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They discussed their goals, aspirations, and the prejudices they had encountered as woman in public

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and talked about how they became "fast friends" after meeting at the 2014 Super Bowl.

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They also said that Meghan's husband Harry helped advice Williams as she thought about her next career step

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Prince Harry made a brief appearance in the programme to support Serena and his wife.

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