We’ll have all seen the pictures by now (which were taken without permission, so we won't publish them here). Our lovely not-quite-a-HRH-anymore Duchess Meghan lumping 8 month old Archie around the countryside in a baby carrier, grinning despite being thrown…

Woe betide the pregnant female human.  The second her jeans start stretching over that growing abdomen, her entire being apparently becomes public property.  Strangers will pass comment on her size and shape; make predictions about the baby’s due date, gender,…