The Duchess of Sussex has given fans some behind-the-scenes insight into her whistlestop weekend tour of Paris – via an Instagram reel that shows her enjoying a portion of frites and brushing up on her language skills.

Meghan made a surprise appearance at Paris Fashion Week on her first trip to Europe since the Invictus Games, which took place in Düsseldorf, Germanytwo years ago.

The 44-year-old was seen at a show for luxury fashion line Balenciagamingling with fellow guests including Vogue’s global editorial director Anna Wintouractress Anne Hathaway and film director Baz Luhrmannwith whom she exchanged a kiss.

Cutting an elegant figure in a stylish white oversized button-through ensemble with an incorporated cape, the star had a full style squad – and a luxury place to reside – for the fleeting visit.

Meghan, who resides in Montecito with Prince Harry and their two children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, checked in with her entourage at the luxurious Hôtel Plaza Athénée, part of the Dorchester group, in the city.

And the Duchess seemed committed to speaking the local language, sharing a clip of her 100-day streak on learning app Duolingo.

The former Suits star studied French for six years, but said in 2016 she’d lost her fluency with the language and wanted to re-learn it, saying it was on her New Year’s resolution list ‘every year’

On social media this afternoon, Meghan shared how her glamorous weekend overseas had panned out in a short video montage, showing the moment she arrived in the city to an affectionate note left for her on a hotel notepad ahead of her heading out to the show.

With three pairs of feet seen perched on the backseat of a luxury car, it seems Meghan arrived in the city on Saturday afternoon, with Paris under blue skies as the car drove past the Arc de Triomphe.

From there, it was on to the five-star Hôtel Plaza Athénée, which is part of the highly luxe Dorchester hotel group and where suites costs thousands of pounds a night.

Blooms of white hydrangeas were pictured in the suite where the Duchess was staying.

There were glimpses of the team tasked with making the royal look glamorous just hours after the long flight from LA – and also fries, omlettes and other snacks to keep the former royal sustained for her moment in the spotlight.

Meghan wore her chocolate brown tresses in an effortlessly elegant slicked back bun and minimal makeup.

The Duchess cut an elegant figure in the stylish white oversized button-through ensemble with an incorporated cape and, according to some observers at least, certainly had the strut of a fashionista.

The mother-of-two paired the look with a black suede Balenciaga bag, glitzy oval diamond earrings and £745 black Balenciaga Knife heels.

Appearing amongst high-profile celebrity guests such as Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, FKA Twigs and Anne Hathaway, Meghan had her own catwalk moment as she channelled her inner supermodel in front of numerous cameras while exiting the star-studded show.

She was previously a regular at New York and Toronto Fashion Weeks whilst working as an actress on US drama series Suits.

A spokesperson for Meghan told PEOPLE: ‘She has long admired (Pierpaolo’s) craftsmanship and modern elegance, and tonight was no different.

‘This evening reflects the culmination of many years of artistry and friendship, reflected in her support for his new creative chapter at Balenciaga.’

According to the publication, the pair have worked together closely over the years and would often ‘collaborate’ on designs for ‘key moments’.

For her first Paris fashion week event in many years, the Duchess decided to go for monochrome looks, as she also sporting an all-black ensemble as she went out for dinner in the French capital.

She was snapped leaving her hotel in a custom black Balenciaga dress by Pierpaolo Piccioli black dress, which she also paired with the same heels.

Crowds of photographers, journalists and fans gathered outside in a bid to catch a glimpse of the former actress.

During the solo trip Meghan shared an awkward kiss with Italian fashion designer Pier Paolo.

The Duchess narrowly avoided pecking the designer – who is the newly appointed creative director of Balenciaga – and butted heads with him as they leaned in for an embrace at last night’s event.

Meghan had gone in for a kiss on the cheek to congratulate Piccioli on his Spring/Summer 2026 womenswear design, but instead appeared to hit her nose on his sunglasses.

Aware that the cameras were on them, Piccioli laughed it off and grabbed Meghan’s hand before pulling her in for a photo.

The Duchess then thanked the designer before finishing off the encounter with a brief hug.

Prince Harry was nowhere to be seen during his wife’s trip to Paris.

A source close to the Sussexes told the Daily Mail: ‘The couple always like to make sure that either mum or dad is at home to put the kids to bed’.

It comes amid revelations that the estranged prince lambasted ‘men in grey suits’ at Buckingham Palace, accusing aides of trying to sabotage his reconciliation with the King.

The Duke’s furious broadside is an extraordinary echo of his mother Princess Diana’s criticism of shadowy royal courtiers – who she also derided as ‘the men in grey suits’ and accused of undermining her.

Harry is understood to be infuriated at what he sees as a concerted campaign by unnamed Palace officials to torpedo his efforts to strike a rapprochement with his father by giving hostile briefings to newspapers.

‘The relationship between the Duke and His Majesty The King is a matter for the two of them and the two of them only,’ a source close to the Duke told The Mail on Sunday.

‘The men in grey suits should stay out of it.’

Earlier, he said he ‘would love’ to spend more time in the UK going forward and has told his delighted father it could even be every few months in 2026.

But the Duke of Sussex insists that he will never move back to Britain because ‘he’s genuinely very happy in California’.