IN MR T-ish fashion, I pitied any bride getting married on Saturday who had opted for a sleeveless, strapless wedding gown.

After what we saw at Westminster Abbey the day before, such a bride may have felt a trifle over-exposed as the fashion winds changed the minute Kate Middleton stepped out of that Roller.

How Kate must have secretly laughed as she heard the chavvy-of-tendency try and claim she would be having a Big, Fat Gypsy wedding.

Big, Elegant, Regal wedding, more like.

In doing her own make-up she showed quiet confidence in her own abilities. In opting not to jet off immediately on a lavish honeymoon, she’s shown the kind of restraint that’s been sadly lacking from royals in the past.

She’s doesn’t accept freebie clothing, preferring instead to buy from High Street staple Zara, and ensured her wedding gifts were, in the main, donations to charity.

Makes you wonder; how did they ever get along without her?