Another wrote: “Seriously no pregnant woman poses for photo like this. Ever. She’s such an actress.” Added someone else on Twitter “She could learn from Kate on how to pose regally when pregnant. Both hands discreetly under the bump. Not cradling like Demi Moore.” (They also used the hashtag #crasspregnancy. It may surprise you to learn that there are no results under that hashtag, because crass pregnancy is not a thing.)

Added one more Twitter user: “Yes, all that baby bump-overdoing thing is tiring… Why can’t she just stand normal, in particular at official occasions? She is just constantly showing off and this is really disgusting and repelling…”

I am loath to give airtime to this nonsense, but let’s quickly dispel some of these myths: It is not against royal etiquette to wear dark nail polish. Kate wears dark nail polish all the time. It is not against royal etiquette to wear one-shouldered gowns. Once again, Kate has worn a one-shouldered gown, as have the Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and, oh you know, just a minor royal called The Queen.

It’s also not against royal or human woman etiquette to cradle your baby bump, especially in a loud public space, where thousands of people are cheering and taking photos of you, to soothe the baby inside you from all that noise.

The backlash to Meghan Markle’s latest outfit exposes a dark double standard