Barring the horrors and national trauma of the Fergie toe-sucking incident, the Royalist has been searching the private database of his mind and can't think of a moment when we have ever previously been treated to such an unrestricted view of the bare Royal feet as we got today, when Kate removed her Pied-a-Terre wedges to referee a Judo game.

Hey, it's kind of a slow news day, OK?

I hate to say it, but these snaps prove the point that no-one over the age of 20 should ever allow their feet to be photographed. Even if you're a princess.

Frankly, the royal tootsies look like they've seen better days.