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London, April 9 (IANS) Katrina Darling, the cousin of Prince William’s bride-to-be Kate Middleton, was the centre of attention when she performed her regal striptease last year, a media report said Saturday.

Her signature act, aptly titled ‘God save the Queen’, ends with her attired in nothing more than red nipple tassels and a barely-there thong, the Daily Mail reported.

It is the Royal Family’s closest brush with ’soft porn’ since Prince Andrew’s love interest Koo Stark appeared naked in an erotic film, the newspaper said.

Her role in the risque movie, “Emily”, famously ended the 18-month relationship after the Palace deemed her unsuitable.

So one wonders what ‘the firm’ would make of Miss Darling’s act which, although arguably patriotic, is unlikely to secure an invitation to the royal wedding, it said.

The dancer had no idea she was related to Miss Middleton when she created her regal striptease last year.

But it has since emerged from her family tree that the pair are second cousins, once removed, with her grandmother Jane Darling being sister to Miss Middleton’s great-grandfather Thomas Harrison.

As Miss Middleton ponders which palace to make her home with Prince William, Miss Darling lives with her parents Eric, 65, and Maureen Darling, 54, in a semi-detached house, according to the Mail. She had decided she wanted to be a burlesque dancer when she was 17, according to the Mail.