Meghan Markle shares very glamorous prep for Paris Fashion week appearance, including practising French on Duolingo and eating ‘frites’ with her style squad

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, Germany, two years ago.

The 44-year-old was seen at a show for luxury fashion line Balenciaga, mingling with fellow guests including Vogue’s global editorial director Anna Wintour, actress Anne Hathaway and film director Baz Luhrmann, with 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.

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.

A video shared by Meghan Markle to her Instagram account on Sunday afternoon shared glimpses of the royal’s very luxe jaunt to Paris Fashion Week

Bienvenue! Meghan shared images of her apparently arriving in Paris, and of the breakfast – including bacon and croissants – served up in the Hôtel Plaza Athénée

With a trio of 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 get 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.

The royal as she left the star-studded show Balenciaga show in Paris this weekend

Meghan’s entourage: Tasked with making the royal look glamorous was her style squad

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 went 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.

But Prince Harry was nowhere to be seen as his wife was flanked by security who escorted her to a waiting car.