Overview

• Balenciaga creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli told The Cut that Meghan reached out to ask for an invitation to his Paris Fashion Week show.
• He said there was no strategy or staging and that he informed no one beforehand to preserve a rare surprise.
• A spokesperson told People that Meghan attended to support Piccioli, noting years of collaboration and her past appearances in his designs.
• Online reaction resurfaced criticism tied to Balenciaga’s 2022 ad scandal, and a viral claim that she laughed at a stumbling model was denied by her spokesperson.
• After the brief Paris visit, Meghan and Prince Harry appeared in New York to accept the Humanitarians of the Year award at the Project Healthy Minds Gala.