But the designer raised eyebrows after he revealed that the Duchess had ended up inviting herself.

He told The Cut: “Meghan and I met some years ago, and we’ve been texting ever since. She reached out and said she’d love to come to the show. There was no strategy or big orchestration”.

The designer then added: “I didn’t tell anyone she was coming because I wanted it to stay a surprise. In fashion, real surprises are rare, and this one was beautiful.”

Now, Meghan appeared to admit the news, telling Harper’s Bazaar: “I was excited for him (Mr Piccioli). I reached out and I said, ‘Happy to come and support you.’ We kept it a secret, and it was really fun.”

But fans found Meghan’s admission hilarious and took to social media to express their views.

One user wrote sarcastically on X: “The Paris Fashion Week Self-Invitation Confessional, truly the pinnacle of self-awareness… if self-awareness were dead.”

A second one said: “Markle’s clinging to that royal title like a lifeline, desperate 2 stay relevant.”

A third person wrote: “We all knew… and maybe she invite her$elf to be on Bazaar front page.”

Another one commented: “If Balenciaga’s lead designer had not revealed it, she wouldn’t have admitted it.”

While another person agreed: “Megsy had no choice but to admit she invited herself to save face because Pierpaolo outed her.”

A sixth one said: “We all knew she invited herself. That is a pattern with her. She thinks she is wanted.”

Elsewhere in the interview, Meghan revealed that she’s found a way to balance having fun, working, and being a mom and homemaker.

She said: “I love being able to do both, to play in the sandbox with my kids and to play in the front row at a show.

“I think the moment that you start making all of your personal decisions based on external judgment, then you lose your authenticity.”