Markle’s longtime pal Rock’s out

JANINA Gavankar, one of Meghan Markle’s longtime best friends, was at the live taping for Chris Rock’s blockbuster Netflix show Saturday night — and watched as the comedian skewered the Duchess of Sussex, Page Six can reveal. The “Vampire Diaries” actress, who has been a staunch defender of

Prince Harry’s wife and a close pal of hers for more than 20 years, was at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theater to watch the streaming service’s first live global streaming event. Sources told Page Six that Gavankar, 42, joined her good friend Dave

Chappelle backstage to watch the show in the VIP green room.

“Janina looked to be enjoying the show very much, she was standing up by the TV screens and laughing,” one eyewitness said, according to The Post’s Sara Nathan. During his set, Rock mocked the Sussexes’ 2021 Oprah Winfrey interview, where they infamously claimed an unknown royal had raised “concerns” about “how dark” their baby might be before their son, Archie, was born. The comic joked that Markle was just dealing with some “in-law s - - t.” Page Six exclusively reported that Rock would also address the infamous Will Smith Oscar slap in his routine. Gavankar joined a host of big names at Saturday’s show, including director Spike Lee and wife Tonya Lewis Lee, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, author Nelson George, comics Darnell Rollins, Sam Jay and actor Stephen Hill, alongside Arsenio Hall, David Spade and former “Saturday Night Live” stars Leslie Jones and Dana Carvey.