Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian recently hosted a baby shower and gender reveal party, eliciting a delighted response from Williams' fans around the world. However, many eagle-eyed fans couldn't help but notice her long-time friend Meghan Markle's conspicuous absence from the festivities.On Monday, July 31, Williams shared a heartwarming video on her YouTube channel which documented the joyous event. The couple and their five-year-old daughter Olympia were surrounded by their family and close friends as they discovered that they were expecting another baby girl.A fan was surprised by the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle's glaring absence from the event, given the pair's close friendship dating back to 2010."Meghan Markle was nowhere to be found at pal Serena Williams' recent baby shower," a fan tweeted.Theresa Longo Fans@BarkJack_Meghan Markle was nowhere to be found at pal Serena Williams' recent baby shower.74832Meghan Markle was nowhere to be found at pal Serena Williams' recent baby shower.Her absence from the event was particularly astonishing because Williams had co-hosted Markle's baby shower in 2019 when she was pregnant with her son Archie.Several fans speculated that the Duchess wasn't invited to the event because Williams may have wanted to avoid turning the gender reveal party into a media spectacle."Maybe Serena didn't want the toxicity, the baby shower should be about her baby rather than Meg bringing Netflix or a pap stroll," a fan commented.Princess Dell@deecelt@BarkJack_ Maybe Serena didn't want the toxicity, the baby shower should be about her baby rather than Meg bringing Netflix or a pap stroll39@BarkJack_ Maybe Serena didn't want the toxicity, the baby shower should be about her baby rather than Meg bringing Netflix or a pap stroll"If Meghan had been invited, the paps would have been called!!! So not friends with Serena anymore!!!!!! Meghan Markle is nowhere to be seen at Serena Williams' baby shower," another fan chimed in.🌻 maria montessori 🌻🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅@boxmontessoriIf Meghan had been invited, the paps would of been called!!! So not friends with Serena anymore!!!!!! Meghan Markle is nowhere to be seen at Serena Williams's baby shower express.co.uk/news/royal/179…62347If Meghan had been invited, the paps would of been called!!! So not friends with Serena anymore!!!!!! Meghan Markle is nowhere to be seen at Serena Williams's baby shower express.co.uk/news/royal/179…A user suggested that the pair may no longer be friends."Maybe not "pal" anymore," a user posted.Royal Archeholes@royalarcheholes@BarkJack_ Maybe not “pal” anymore 26@BarkJack_ Maybe not “pal” anymore 😝Here are a few more fan reactions:MeidasMe@noneoftherest@BarkJack_ But her PR team has said ahead of this news, that she has “new” friends.6@BarkJack_ But her PR team has said ahead of this news, that she has “new” friends.🤥🅳🆄🅲🅷🅴🆂🆂 🅿🅸🅽🅾🅲🅲🅷🅸🅾🤥@TheFAKEduchessMeghan Markle was SNUBBED AGAIN!Serena Williams is the latest in the long list of celebrities that avoided Meghan like the plague...and the list goes... the Bidens, Oprah, the Obamas, the Clooneys, the Beckhams, M. Carey, Whitherspoon, Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, the gov of Ca. twitter.com/BarkJack_/stat…402Meghan Markle was SNUBBED AGAIN!Serena Williams is the latest in the long list of celebrities that avoided Meghan like the plague😂😂...and the list goes... the Bidens, Oprah, the Obamas, the Clooneys, the Beckhams, M. Carey, Whitherspoon, Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, the gov of Ca. twitter.com/BarkJack_/stat…Ali Barbie@AliBarbie3@boxmontessori She would have called the paps you say? She would have pushed Serena aside to be the center of the pics. 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/6j2piPNvhv30@boxmontessori She would have called the paps you say? She would have pushed Serena aside to be the center of the pics. 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/6j2piPNvhvTampa 🐊@S1CT@BarkJack_ Perhaps Markle was protesting Serena's "gender reveal" of her baby.21@BarkJack_ Perhaps Markle was protesting Serena's "gender reveal" of her baby.Rosedragon108@Rosedragon108_@BarkJack_ At least 3 notable points from past:#1 S asked M *not* to come to matches b/c M jinxed.#2 S's MOM ghosted M even sitting side-by-side at match. Zero pretense at friendliness.#3 S's visit to podcast was awful -M didn't let S speak or promo her new book & S's fans let her know.351@BarkJack_ At least 3 notable points from past:#1 S asked M *not* to come to matches b/c M jinxed.#2 S's MOM ghosted M even sitting side-by-side at match. Zero pretense at friendliness.#3 S's visit to podcast was awful -M didn't let S speak or promo her new book & S's fans let her know.Royal Archeholes@royalarcheholes@BarkJack_ Maybe not “pal” anymore 25@BarkJack_ Maybe not “pal” anymore 😝Kim Johnson@KimJohnson95279@boxmontessori because she cannot be trusted to not blab3@boxmontessori because she cannot be trusted to not blabLeAnn@EllGee121@boxmontessori Any second now we'll see how Megs was too busy to attend and had to turn down the invite when everyone knows she wasn't invited.3@boxmontessori Any second now we'll see how Megs was too busy to attend and had to turn down the invite when everyone knows she wasn't invited.Billy Elliott@MeyerDina70336@boxmontessori After Meghan gorged herself on the fame reflected from Serena in the Archetypes Podcast I am not one bit surprised if they are no longer friends. If I was Serena I would feel tainted by Meghan's self obsession during the interview.1@boxmontessori After Meghan gorged herself on the fame reflected from Serena in the Archetypes Podcast I am not one bit surprised if they are no longer friends. If I was Serena I would feel tainted by Meghan's self obsession during the interview.HTW@KingofPopTweetsShe's probably not invited. twitter.com/BarkJack_/stat…1She's probably not invited. twitter.com/BarkJack_/stat…Serena Williams gets pranked by husband Alexis Ohanian during gender reveal partySerena Williams and Alexis Ohanian attending Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's weddingSerena Williams' gender reveal party took a hilarious turn when her husband Alexis Ohanian pranked her and their daughter, Olympia with a joke cake. The Reddit co-founder arranged for the cake to be yellow on the inside instead of the customary pink or blue.Upon cutting the cake, Williams was surprised to see the yellow coloring. However, the 23-time Grand Slam champion reacted in good humor, playfully taking the slice of cake and nearly smashing it in her husband's face.Venus Williams had a hilariously animated reaction to the prank. The seven-time Grand Slam champion was spotted eagerly jumping up and down in anticipation before the cake-cutting only to slump down in dismay when she saw the yellow filling, much to Serena's amusement.The family then turned their attention to the real gender reveal, which featured a spectacular lights display by Sky Elements drones, announcing that the couple was expecting another baby girl.