The Duchess of Cambridge’s burlesque dancing cousin is reportedly being paid a six-figure sum to strip for Playboy.
Katrina Darling will appear in the September edition of the top-shelf magazine, set to go on sale on August 13.
She will also perform a special private dance on Playboy.com.
Scroll down for a gallery of Katrina Darling images
God Save The Queen: Katrina Darling performs her burlesque routine
The 22-year-old's grandmother is the sister of the Duchess’s great grandfather Thomas Harrison, making her Kate’s second cousin, once removed, The Sun revealed.
Darling is reportedly learning how to breathe fire for the finale of two shows dubbed Royal Dreams, which she will perform in Miami's Dream Hotel.
She told the New York Post: “I have friend teaching me. I am by no means a master yet…I was a little worried for my eyebrows and hair.”
Darling's show has a distinct Royal theme
In June Daring told RumorFix she had not yet met her royal cousin, but admitted it would be “really awkward to meet Kate. I’m not sure what I would say in that sort of situation.
“But I’m sure we would find something to laugh about in it all. “
Of Kate’s new brother-in-law Prince Harry, Darling said: “I’m sure Prince Harry is an adorable guy, but I am a taken woman and Eton College men are not my cup of tea – too prestigious. I like my men rough around the edges.”
Darling and her cousin Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge
Darling began her burlesque career dancing with Sunderland-based troupe, The Coquette Collective, the Sunderland Echo reported.
She told the paper: “I wasn’t into the whole ‘I am Kate Middleton’s cousin’ thing, but the media picked it up and just went with it. In a way it’s helped with PR, but I’ve worked extremely hard anyway.”
