Her first official portrait may be hideous, but Kate and her bump were a thing of beauty as they visited the National Portrait Gallery together with babyfather William today.

Kate smiled broadly as she was confronted with her first official portrait, which appears to show her in ten years time, and clutched her hands protectively over her burgeoning belly. She wore a simple dress from high street chain Whistles.

Sources say Kate, who just turned 31, is feeling 'much better' and that her acute form of morning sickness is almost entirely gone. The pregnancy may be officially announced soon, after Kate has had her 12-week scan.