Overview

• An Instagram video showing Markle reclining in a car as it passes near Pont de l’Alma drew sharp criticism online and has amassed more than four million views, with no public response from her so far.
• A separate circulating clip depicting Markle laughing as a model reportedly stumbled has been addressed by her and a spokesperson, who denied any connection between her reaction and the incident.
• A Vogue video of her leaving the Balenciaga show went viral and inspired TikTok and Instagram parodies, including one that mimicked her cape with a wrinkled bedsheet.
• Markle made an unannounced appearance at Balenciaga’s Spring/Summer 2026 show in a custom white look and later changed into black for the afterparty, marking her first fashion-show appearance in over a decade and first Europe visit in two years.
• Reaction has split between fashion-world praise, including a favorable nod from Anna Wintour, and sustained online mockery, while some outlets reported she traveled to support newly appointed Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli.