Poor old Pippa Middleton cannot catch a break. First she's put on a pedestal so the world's menfolk have a legit reason to watch the Royal Wedding, THEN she's criticised for trying to upstage the bride, big sister Kate Middleton. Now Pips has spoken out for the first time about the famous nuptials – and that infamous dress.
Speaking to the US's Today show, P-Middy said her only aim on the big day was to be there for her sister, so the level of interest in her own bridesmaid dress was "embarrassing".
"The dress was almost meant to be insignificant," she told Today's Matt Lauer. But after that tidal wave of bum envy she faced, Pippa found it hard to read comments people left on Facebook and Twitter about her.
"It's hard sometimes because I have felt publicly bullied a little bit just by, you know, when I read things that clearly aren't true or that, whichever way someone looks at it, it's a negative side," she said.
"It is quite difficult. Because effectively I'm just paving my way and trying to live a life like any 30-year-old."
Pips also opened up about her baby nephew, Prince George, who turns one later this month.
"He's a very dear boy and he's brought a lot of pleasure and fun for all of us, the whole family," she added of the "amazing" addition to her family.
So what of that dress? It's, er, still in her wardrobe.
"I think I'll just keep it there," she said. "I think it's the sort of thing that I'm sure I'll bring out if someone wanted to see it or my children one day want to see it. Then I'll show them but yes it's tucked away."
GALLERY: Ten reasons why Pippa Middleton will make a great auntie to Prince William and Kate!
Ten reasons why Pippa Middleton will make a great auntie to Prince William and Kate!
1 of 10Pippa could organise a banging' first birthday party
Pippa recently released a book called Celebrate, which features tones of thrilling(isn) tips on how to, erm, well, celebrate mostly.Plus she helps out her mum and dad with their party planning business, Party Pieces, so the Royal tot's first birthday is bound to be a right good knees up.Chin Chin 'n' all that!
2 of 10She'll give you tips on how to get the perfect booty
We've all seen the pictures of Pippa's behind at Kate and Wills' wedding, and it's clear to see she works on that bad boy.So when HRH Jnr is getting a little older, he/she can head to the gym with Pips for a glutes workout sesh.
3 of 10Pippa has thousands of fabulous fascinators waiting to be borrowed
Have you ever been in a situtaion where you've got a fancy-pants do to attend but nothing snazzy to put in yourt hair?Well, if you're the Royal baby, you can worry no more - Pippa's got fascinators coming out of her ears (sometimes quite literally) and we're sure she'd be happy to lend them out. For a fee...
4 of 10Dress malfunction? Panic over - Pippa's here!
Us girls sure does struggle with our dresses sometimes - we're always putting our heads through the arm-holes, or getting tangled up in fringing. If only we had someone around who could help us out....Enter Pippa.
5 of 10Pippa only socialises with the biggest party animals in the palace
As soon as Will and Kate's kid's ready to start partying when he/she turns 18 (and not a day before!) Pippa will be there with her posh, party-animal pals; handing him/her a glass of the finest booze money can buy.She even has Tara Palmer-Tompkinson on speed dial (probably...).
6 of 10She's a Royal rollerskating expert
Still struggling to skate backwards? Having trouble with your toe-loops or split jumps? Well guess who loves nothing more than having a right nice rollerskate around? That's right - our Pippa!
7 of 10Pippa's hair's so shiny, you can see it from Mars
How does Pippa get her hair looking so darn shiny? Well she'll never let us into the secret of the shine, but she's bound to tell her niece or nephew. Then maybe he/she will tell us?Please?
8 of 10Free food from Waitrose
Pippa's just started writing a food column for the Waitrose magazine. If that's not worth a lifetime's supply of fancy food shopping, we don't know what is.
9 of 10She'll get you into Wimbledon
She's a regular at Wimbledon, so just think of all the Pimms, strawberries and cream Will and Kate's kid will get. Plus, Pippa could teach him/her the rules of tennis.(Seriously - does anyone really understand what deuces and aces are? Because we're still totally stumped...)
10 of 10Hit the piste with Auntie Pippa
If tennis and rollerskating's not the Royal baby's thing, we're though he/she might fancy hitting the slopes with Auntie Pippa. She's pretty darn good.And can you believe she doesn't spend all day snow-ploughing like the rest of us. (Skiing's hard, OK?!?!)