Meghan Markle seemed to pop out of nowhere at the Balenciaga show at Paris Fashion Week. Now, fans have the inside scoop on how it happened.

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli made his debut with the luxury brand on Oct. 4, and the Duchess of Sussex was there to support him. Her appearance made a huge splash among the fashionista set, and her black and white outfits were perfect for the chic affair. Piccioli shared with The Cut on how they’ve grown close over text after meeting “some years ago.”

“She reached out and said she’d love to come to the show. There was no strategy or big orchestration,” he told the media outlet. Here’s where the British tabloids, like the Daily Mail, are inserting their opinion and saying Meghan “invited” herself to the show. The truth is that she wanted to support a

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