Duchess appears to flash her legs through her bespoke Givenchy skirt during walkabout in New Zealand

The Duchess of Sussex appeared to have a 'Diana moment' in New Zealand today - as she looked to have flashed her legs through her semi-sheer Givenchy skirt.

Meghan, 37, seemed to show off more than she bargained for in photographs taken during a walkabout in Rotorua today on the final day of the royal tour.

However, it was in fact simply an optical illusion created by the skirt's heavy woven fabric 'strobing on camera'.

Meanwhile, the stripe design of the skirt also creates the illusion of Meghan's underwear - at the point where the lighter stripes become darker again.   

The images recall the famous photograph taken of the latePrincess of Wales in 1980, in which her legs were revealed through her sheer lace skirt.

Explaining what had caused the optical illusion, stylist Lucas Armitage told FEMAIL: 'Certain fabrics with a heavy woven effect can strobe on camera. Strobing is something you may have noticed on TV when someone is wearing stripes or check patterns and this causes an optical illusion which creates a moving flickering look. 

'I suspect this is what is happening here and the fabric is thick heavily woven piece creating a camera strobe and the illusion its sheer.' 

Meghan, who is expecting her first child in the Spring, teamed her bespoke Givenchy pleated skirt, which featured thick royal blue stripes and thinner white stripes, with a co-coordinating jumper, also by the French fashion house.

She finished off her chic look with a pair of navy Manolo Blahnik BB heels, priced at £556, while wearing her locks in a messy bun.





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