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Piccioli Says Meghan Markle Requested Balenciaga Seat as Duchess Shares Rare Lilibet Photos

Her team casts the Paris visit as support for a longtime collaborator, with criticism of a limo video near Pont de l’Alma still simmering.

Overview

  • Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli told The Cut that Meghan contacted him to ask to attend his Paris show, which he kept as a surprise.
  • A spokesperson told People that Meghan went to Paris to support Piccioli, emphasizing their long-standing working relationship and her admiration for his craft.
  • Meghan posted a verified Instagram message for International Girls' Day featuring rare images of daughter Lilibet and a call for girls to use their voices.
  • An Instagram clip filmed near the Pont de l’Alma drew heavy online criticism, while her team denied claims she laughed at a stumbling model, calling her reaction a shared moment with a friend.
  • At the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit, Meghan said she flew home to California for a day to see her children between Paris and New York, as tabloids citing unnamed sources reported Harry was upset by the online attacks.