You may have noticed a small piece of news in the media recently – the birth of the future heir to the throne. The world rejoiced and the media has provided wall to wall coverage of, well, not much really.

Mum has baby, mum displays baby with husband, family leave with new baby. Let’s be honest it’s difficult to drag out the story. But of course, the women of the world were really focused on one thing. How would Kate look after having just given birth?

Throughout her pregnancy, Kate has been the epitome of style. So of course we waited with baited breath to see how she’d appear. Would she be red-faced, slightly sweaty with dishevelled hair? Unlikely. Kate was looking glowing, healthy and happy when she stood on the steps with baby George. Her legs are still killer, but thankfully for most women, Kate proudly wore her mummy tum in a loose fitting dress.

She has the world’s designers at her disposal, but she chose a normal, down to earth (albeit bespoke) dress that didn’t hide the fact she’d just given birth.

I commend Kate for keeping it real. After all, she looked more pregnant after giving birth than she did whilst pregnant. But I think it’s a great example for other women and other mums.

Too much emphasis is placed on women snapping back into shape after giving birth. Kim Kardashian hasn’t been seen since giving birth, and rumours have it that she’ll surface on her mum’s talk show to display her weight loss.

While no doubt Kate will be using her personal trainer to get back to her pre-pregnancy shape, it was nice to see her looking, well normal. OK, normal with fab hair, heels and great legs. But let’s be honest, when it comes to royals, that’s as real as it’ll get.