Cruel internet trolls have "bump shamed" the Duchess of Cambridge for her lack of pregnancy curves after her first public appearance since announcing her pregnancy.
Kate, 35, attended a reception at Buckingham Palace for World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, after taking six weeks off while she battled hyperemesis gravidarum - a severe form of morning sickness - revealing just a hint of a baby bump.
While many commenters on Kensington Palace's Instagram account complimented Kate on how well she looked, others were eager to point out her tiny stomach with one saying: "I can't believe she's pregnant, she looks too thin."
![Kate showed off her tiny baby bump in a Temperley London dress. Photo / Getty Images](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ND5KRNUGRSQTPETACWGYMYRENU.jpg?auth=9a9d8c99f1eb54fb9187bb706262f3634e879819e55b7e32de0a9fd7dc983dfd&width=16&height=24&quality=70&smart=true)
Others even claimed that they look more pregnant than the Duchess does, questioning how she can still look so slim.