Darling will be performing her saucy act in New York in March. (Startraksphoto.com)
Katrina Darling, the 21-year-old burlesque dancer cousin of British royal Kate Middleton, is bringing her racy act to New York.
The model and dancer, who still holds down a banking job at Barclays in London, will make her first stateside appearance at SoHo nightclub W.I.P. on March 13.
She’ll perform her trademark saucy “God Save the Queen” routine during W.I.P.’s Tuesday night Dropout party run by Lyle Derek and Noah Valentyn.
Darling told Page Six she expects her show to meet New York’s rigorous risqué standards. “New York is a lot more out there than the UK scene,” she said. “London sticks more to the traditional burlesque side of things, whereas New York really pushes the envelope.”
Darling is a second cousin, once removed, to Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, and only learned through the British press she was a distant relative of Prince William’s wife.
New Yorkers may be curious to see if Darling’s bottom is as shapely as the world-famous royal rump of her kin Pippa Middleton, Kate’s sister.
Darling said she’s had no backlash from the royal family to her “God Save the Queen” act, and they are welcome to watch her perform: “I’d be happy for them to, but if they don’t, it’s not the end of the world.” (A giggling royal rep had no comment on Darling or her burlesque act.)
Darling, who’s also a model and working on a lingerie line, has been performing since she was 18. She said, “I take my clothes off, but I don’t give away anything that should be kept for someone else.”
While much attention has gone to her burlesque career, Darling has worked at Barclays for a year, in private-wealth management. “They know that I do this on the side,” she said. “Everybody is really supportive. The English know how to laugh at themselves a bit more.”