Emotional Meghan Markle is moved to tears at charity tennis tournament in memory of her best friend’s late son

An emotional Meghan Markle wiped away tears as she attended a charity tennis event with Prince Harry in memory of her friend’s late son on Saturday.

The Duchess of Sussex posted clips on Instagram of a moving afternoon in which Kelly McKee Zajfen and her family remembered young George, who died suddenly in 2022 at the age of nine after contracting a viral illness.

The annual George Zajfen Tennis Tournament supported the Alliance of Moms, a community that supports young mothers, which Kelly co-founded.

And Meghan was visibly emotional as she stood courtside and listened to Kelly give a heartfelt speech remembering her son.

He was supported by Harry, who stood stoically behind his wife, offering her support.

Meghan wore a sleeveless midi dress with a black button-up and a white belt, which she paired with dark brown flip-flops and carried a cream-colored purse with a tan leather handle.

The Duchess, 44, showed off the best moments from the tennis tournament on Instagram, including a photo of herself chatting to host Kelly, who has been her friend of more than 20 years and lives nearby in California.

The grieving mother wore a navy blue tennis-style mini dress with white stripes, added white and black Adidas sneakers and accessorized with a black leather handbag with a gold chain.

The Duchess posted clips on Instagram of the eventful afternoon, with Kelly McKee Zajfen pictured on the right, as the family paid tribute to young George, who died in 2022 when he was nine years old.

A later update showed Harry, 41, giving Lily a big hug and smiling at the camera, referencing their own daughter Lillibet with the caption: “Our other favorite Lily.”

The friends appeared to be in good spirits as they left the venue after a heartbreaking afternoon.

In the next clip, Meghan gave Kelly a warm hug in support of her friend on a difficult day for her family.

In the snaps, the Duchess posed with Kelly’s family, including daughter Lily, while another video showed Zajfen all together on the field.

The Duke wore a classic white polo with dark navy chinos and light gray heels as the pair smiled for the cameras while Harry placed a loving hand on Harry’s chest.

In a later update, Harry, 41, was seen giving Lily a big hug and smiling at the camera, with the caption: “Our other favorite Lily,” referencing their own four-year-old daughter Lillibet.

Megan and Kelly’s friendly reunion came after the Duchess’ best friend shared a gushing post about her.

The former model, who first met Meghan through her ex-husband Trevor Engelson, was asked about the accounts she likes to follow.

He listed the Duchess’s personal account @meghan in third place, adding that he was “endlessly inspired by her”.

In the snaps, the Duchess posed with Kelly’s family, including daughter Lily, while another video showed Zajfen all together on the field

The second question was: ‘How did you meet Meghan M?! ‘I love seeing you two here and the joy you bring to each other.’

Kelly responded sweetly, highlighting their close friendship over many years, writing: ‘Oh, thank you! I’ve actually known him for almost 20 years? He even came to my wedding (15 years ago) and he was the most amazing, nurturing, fun, loving person to me.

‘He has been there for me, especially since Georgie died, and I value our friendship very much.’

After a holiday in New York earlier this month, Meghan and Harry returned to Los Angeles.

The Duchess posted a highlight reel of the trip, which featured rows and rows of shoes and clothes.

Meghan showed off her lavish trip to the Big Apple in a wide-ranging Instagram post, previously claiming that her drive to be like other families led her to attend yoga and fitness classes with as many as 40 to 50 strangers.

The reel focused on the luxurious nature of the Duchess’s holiday, in which she swapped her sprawling $14.65 million Montecito mansion for the bright lights of the east coast.

In one shot, an army of pointed, designer heels are seen color-coded on the floor.

Meghan posts a highlight reel of New York with rows of shoes and clothes

The Duchess showed off her lavish trip to the Big Apple in a wide-ranging Instagram post; In this post, Prince Harry suddenly appears behind a rack full of expensive tops and bags.

The next scene shows a rack of expensive tops and leather bags before the camera pans towards more clothing in the form of rows of trousers neatly placed on hangers.

It turns out that this monumental move was not in the window of one of Manhattan’s flashiest department stores, but in the apartment where Meghan was staying, when Prince Harry suddenly appeared in the background, barefoot and with a beaming grin.

The Duke of Sussex can be seen posing in the doorway wearing gray tracksuit bottoms and a gray T-shirt.

It comes after Meghan responded to critics who said the Netflix show was out of touch and ‘tone deaf’.

In March, she revealed that she was friends with “stay-at-home” moms and “women who work regular jobs” and that she and Prince Harry were trying to be like other families with kids in school.

The duchess also described attending yoga and fitness classes with 40 to 50 people (sometimes alone or with friends) and recently greeting a stranger with a fist bump and a ‘well done’ shout.

Meghan said: ‘I think when you know us, you want us to have the same normality for parents and our children as they do, no matter how unique our situation is.’

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, told People about her life in California: “I have a few girlfriends here; they’re stay-at-home moms and women who work regular jobs that aren’t in the public eye.”

He faced criticism for his Netflix series. However, in an interview with People magazine, she said that she was friends with working mothers.

‘We’ve gone from connecting through our kids to having girls’ nights out or doing Pilates together.’

A mum from the school said Meghan recently came to a child’s birthday party, where she ‘chilled out’ with her parents and talked about ‘mum stuff and life’.

‘You see, they’re all very connected as a unit,’ the friend told People.

The former Suits star said she’s been texting Archie and Lilibet’s classes to arrange holiday and weekend playdates, and the people of Montecito have embraced her, Harry and their two children.

Speaking to Sussex’s favorite US publication, People, Meghan said she felt part of the community in Montecito.

Following With Love, Meghan was widely criticized and branded ‘out of touch’.