And within moments of its appearance, it had almost crashed Twitter, and a Facebook appreciation site, which now boasts 150,000 ardent fans, was set up in its honour.
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re talking about Pippa Middleton’s bottom. Isn’t everyone?
Draped in air-soft white silk and adorned with a row of buttons, her pert rear wiggled mesmerisingly as she slowly followed her sister down Westminster Abbey’s aisle.
Catherine was beautiful, the flower girls were adorable and Prince William was regal. But all eyes were on perky Pippa’s posterior, which looked eye-smackingly gorgeous.
Let’s get the bad news out of the way first. Celebrity fitness expert Cornel Chin, who is currently training members of the Royal Family but is too discreet to divulge any names, says: “Having a slender yet rounded backside is much to do with genes.”
What a bummer.
“And if you look at Pippa’s mum Carole, you can easily see where she got her slim yet curvy, long legged figure.”
But wait. All is not lost. Cornel adds: “Better news is, there is a lot you can do to improve your butt. The gluteus maximus is a big muscle that responds quickly and dramatically to exercise. And that’s great, because I’ve already had a queue of clients pointing to pictures of Pippa and saying, ‘I want a body like THAT’.”
Even if, like lots of us Brits, your bum is so big it has to be carried around in a suitcase, Cornel – author of Celebrity Body on a Budget – insists there are simple everyday things we can do to slim it down and tone it up.
“Swimming is also good for giving you buns of steel but not the breast stroke, because the frog-like movements don’t involve your buttocks. The front crawl is far more effective.