- Kate Middleton debuted Queen Victoria's "Oriental Circlet" tiara at the German state banquet.
- The tiara is heavy thanks to thousands of diamonds, and one photo shows Kate's trick to keeping it on.
- The tiara was given to Queen Victoria by her husband Prince Albert in 1853, and has been passed down through the royal family over the years.
Kate Middleton recently emerged wearing what might truly be the world's most enormous tiara, and if you're wondering how this thing stayed on her head for an entire evening of socializing, you are not alone.
The tiara in question? Queen Victoria's "Oriental Circlet," which Gerrard describes as one of "the most important Victorian-era jewels in the Royal Collection." It's also extremely heavy thanks to 2,600 diamonds.
So, how did Kate keep this thing on? As Vanity Fair pointed out, a photo of the Princess of Wales talking to King Charles at the state dinner they were attending shows her trick: the tiara is affixed to Kate's head using strands of her own hair tying it in place.
Genius! Will come in super handy next time I have to wear a tiara and it simply won't stop falling off my head.
Some more tiara lore while we're here? The "Oriental Circlet" was created for Queen Victoria as a gift from her husband Prince Albert in 1853, and was passed to Victoria’s daughter-in-law, Queen Alexandra, who gave it to The Queen Mother, who gave it to the Queen.
