Kate Middleton

The Duchess had to hold on to her skirt during a charity visit today, but it's not the first time she's taken quick action to avoid an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction

The Duchess of Cambridge gracefully handled what could have been an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction today, when she calmly smoothed down her short pleated skirt as it was blown up by a gust of wind.

During a visit to charity Place2Be , the new mum held down the front of the navy number - but then this is not the first time Prince William's wife has had a "Marilyn Monroe" moment.

At the end of the Duke and Duchess' nine-day tour of Canada in 2011, she nearly gave well-wishers a cheeky goodbye when her floaty Jenny Packham dress was caught in the breeze.

Breezy: Kate Middleton has trouble with her dress at Calgary Airport

She repeatedly tried to preserve her modesty and had to keep a firm hand on the bottom of the yellow dress.

In September 2012, she was also caught out by sudden blustery weather as she changed planes in Brisbane, Australia, revealing a bit too much out back.

Hold on tight: The Duchess at Brisbane airport in 2012

And in May this year, the pregnant Duchess struggled again to stop the world seeing more of her than she would like when a polka-dot dress she wore to the wedding of friend William Van Cutsem was blown up well above the knee.