Katrina Darling, 21, the raunchy burlesque-dancing cousin of the Duchess of Cambridge has apparently impressed American fans more than she might have expected.
After Tuesday’s triumphant ‘God Save the Queen’ show at Soho’s Work in Progress, the cheeky Sunderland native has been invited to reprise her starring role on the nightclub’s basement stage in June, just in time to coincide with the Queen’s diamond jubilee festivities.
For the girl who had no idea she was even related to the Middletons and who had been performing the routine for years, the recent success and attention is indeed a ‘happy coincidence’.
Speaking to the Daily Beast she said: ‘I think that’s kind of what made [the gossip] get a bit out of control. When I started messing around with the concept, it was just a joke.’
The dark-haired buxom beauty, kicked off the set at WiP wearing a Union Jack tied around her waist, a red sequined dress, some gold gloves and a playful, miniature crown perched just off-centre.
During the course of the night she stripped down to a red and gold bra and knickers with fur trim reminiscent of the coronation cloak the Queen wore in 1953 though clearly, a somewhat less modest re-imagination.
In a tantalising striptease the daring dancer disrobed further until the only things covering her were a pair of well placed red stickers. And of course, the crown.
Take a bow: Despite Miss Darling (left) exploiting her royal connections on stage, she has never met the Middletons and only discovered she was related when Kate and Prince William announced their engagement
‘I take my clothes off,’ she explained to the New York Post in the run up to her US debut, ‘but I don’t give away anything that should be kept for someone else.’
Miss Darling, who makes her trade by day as a banker at Barclay’s in London is not shy about her late night escapades and claims the team who work alongside her in the private wealth management division of the bank consider her second job a riot.
‘Everybody is really supportive. The English know how to laugh at themselves a bit more,’ she explained ahead of the show last night.
After Tuesday’s triumphant ‘God Save the Queen’ show at Soho’s Work in Progress, the cheeky Sunderland native has been invited to reprise her starring role on the nightclub’s basement stage in June, just in time to coincide with the Queen’s diamond jubilee festivities.
For the girl who had no idea she was even related to the Middletons and who had been performing the routine for years, the recent success and attention is indeed a ‘happy coincidence’.
Speaking to the Daily Beast she said: ‘I think that’s kind of what made [the gossip] get a bit out of control. When I started messing around with the concept, it was just a joke.’
The dark-haired buxom beauty, kicked off the set at WiP wearing a Union Jack tied around her waist, a red sequined dress, some gold gloves and a playful, miniature crown perched just off-centre.
During the course of the night she stripped down to a red and gold bra and knickers with fur trim reminiscent of the coronation cloak the Queen wore in 1953 though clearly, a somewhat less modest re-imagination.
In a tantalising striptease the daring dancer disrobed further until the only things covering her were a pair of well placed red stickers. And of course, the crown.
Take a bow: Despite Miss Darling (left) exploiting her royal connections on stage, she has never met the Middletons and only discovered she was related when Kate and Prince William announced their engagement
‘I take my clothes off,’ she explained to the New York Post in the run up to her US debut, ‘but I don’t give away anything that should be kept for someone else.’
Miss Darling, who makes her trade by day as a banker at Barclay’s in London is not shy about her late night escapades and claims the team who work alongside her in the private wealth management division of the bank consider her second job a riot.
‘Everybody is really supportive. The English know how to laugh at themselves a bit more,’ she explained ahead of the show last night.
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