Meghan Markle is revealing the story behind her viral Paris Fashion Week debut at the Balenciaga runway show last month.

The Duchess of Sussex told Harper’s Bazaar in an interview published Wednesday that she went to the show to support her pal and designer Pierpaolo Piccioli.

“I was excited for him,” she said. “I reached out and I said, ‘Happy to come and support you.’ We kept it a secret, and it was really fun.”

Markle, 44, explained how she “love[s] being able” to live a life where she can sit “front row at a show” and “play in the sandbox with [her] kids.”

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

Markle shares Prince Archie, 6, and Princess Lilibet, 4 with her husband, Prin

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