From Serena Williams to Amal Clooney, will Prince Harry and Meghan's son have A-list godparents?

Harry and Meghan's first child is the seventh in line to the British throne.

May 6, 2019, 11:46 AM

Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are now officially parents, welcoming their first child, a son, on Monday.

Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, will have many decisions to make as parents, including who the godparents will be for their first-born child.

The royal couple are expected to pick several men and women to stand by their son, seventh in line to the British throne, at his christening and throughout his life.

And Harry and Meghan have no shortage of friends and family to choose from.

PHOTO:Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, watch children playing football at a school in the town of Asni, in the Atlas mountains, Morocco, Feb. 24, 2019.
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, watch children playing football at a school in the town of Asni, in the Atlas mountains, Morocco, Feb. 24, 2019.
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There's Harry's extended royal family and his close circle of friends, as well as Meghan's friends, including those from her pre-Harry days, like Serena Williams and Jessica Mulroney, a fashion stylist.

Meghan and Mulroney met while Meghan filmed "Suits" in Toronto, long before she met Prince Harry.

PHOTO: Canadian fashion stylist Jessica Mulroney arrives for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in Windsor, England, May 19, 2018.
Canadian fashion stylist Jessica Mulroney arrives for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, in Windsor, England, May 19, 2018.
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Mulroney's three children played a role in Harry and Meghan's wedding, including her twin sons, who memorably carried the train of Meghan's wedding dress as she entered St. George's Chapel.

Meanwhile, Williams and Meghan have stayed close as Meghan became a member of Britain's royal family.

The tennis star and her husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, attended Meghan and Harry's wedding last May.

PHOTO: Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian arrive for the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.
Serena Williams and her husband Alexis Ohanian arrive for the wedding ceremony of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.
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Williams, a mother of one, said last year after Meghan's pregnancy was announced that the two friends had been "relying on each other a lot recently."

Williams was also one of the organizers of Meghan's star-studded baby shower in New York City earlier this year.

Another celebrity, Amal Clooney, is also among the names discussed by royal watchers as a possible godparent.

Clooney and her husband, George Clooney, attended Harry and Meghan's wedding. The international human rights lawyer was also a visible presence at Meghan's New York City baby shower.

PHOTO: Amal Clooney arrives at the baby shower for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, in New York, Feb. 20, 2019.
Amal Clooney arrives at the baby shower for Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, in New York, Feb. 20, 2019.
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Meghan also has a close circle of girlfriends from her childhood to her time as a student at Northwestern University whom she may turn to, among them Benita Litt, a childhood friend whose daughters were bridesmaids at Meghan's wedding.

On Harry's side, he may turn to Tom Inskip, one of his oldest friends who was known as his "partner in crime" during his bachelor days.

PHOTO: Tom Inskip arrives at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle before the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, May 19, 2018, in Windsor, England.
Tom Inskip arrives at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle before the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, May 19, 2018, in Windsor, England.
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Another possibility as a godmother is Harry's cousin, Zara Tindall. Harry was reportedly named a godfather to her youngest child, Lena Tindall, in March.

PHOTO: Prince Harry speaks with Zara Tindall as they attend the Easter Sunday Church service at St Georges Chapel, in Windsor, England, April 21, 2019.
Prince Harry speaks with Zara Tindall as they attend the Easter Sunday Church service at St Georges Chapel, in Windsor, England, April 21, 2019.
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If history proves correct, it is not likely that Harry and Meghan will choose their baby's uncle and aunt, Prince William and Kate, to serve as godparents.

Harry is not godfather to any of William and Kate's three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

PHOTO: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watch a flypast to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force.
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge watch a flypast to mark the centenary of the Royal Air Force from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, July 10, 2018, in London.
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Prince William and Kate veered from royal tradition in naming only one royal, Zara Tindall, among the seven godparents of their oldest child, Prince George.

Princess Charlotte's godparents include Princess Diana's niece, the Hon. Laura Fellowes; Kate's cousin, Adam Middleton; and three of the couple's friends, Sophie Carter, James Meade and Thomas van Straubenzee.

William and Kate asked six friends and family members to be Prince Louis's godparents: Lucy Middleton, a cousin of Kate, and Harry Aubrey-Fletcher, Nicholas van Cutsem, Guy Pelly, Lady Laura Meade and Sophie Carter.

We'll have to wait and see who Meghan and Harry pick.

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