KATE Middleton rarely puts a fashion foot wrong, with her outfits often selling out within hours of her wearing them.
The Duchess of Cambridge works hard to avoid any wardrobe malfunctions, and one secret to making sure her skirts and dresses hang straight is by adding some weights to them.
Kate has weights sewn into her skirts to make sure they hang beautifully
Its said to be common practice for the Royal woman to have tiny weights added into the hems of their outfits to ensure they hang perfectly – and to try and stop them blowing up in the wind.
The Queen is said to have circular lead curtain weights sewn into all her hand-made outfits, which measure an inch across and weigh less than an ounce.
The 93-year-old is believed to have passed this invaluable tip on to Kate, 38, who is
Royal couturier, Stewart Parvin, told MailOnline: I just pop a couple of weights into the hemline of her dresses and coats and it makes them hang beautifully.
The Duchess is said to have picked up the tip from the Queen
“If there is a flap in the coat then I will sew in one on each side of the split to even it up.
The beauty of a handmade outfit is that it hangs just right but, of course, we have a few tricks up our sleeve.
Sometimes if she is wearing a lightweight chiffon skirt I will sew in a smaller lead weight the size of a pea or even a length of chain.
The royal tip is particularly useful when getting off a plane, when strong winds can sometimes cause an embarrassing situation.
Kate tried to juggle her skirt and holding Prince George while leaving the plane
Despite adding weights to her skirts, Kate has been caught out in the past by cross winds at airports.
The mum-of-three was snapped at battling to keep the hem of the yellow frock down while at Calgary airport during a trip to Canada in 2011.
And in 2014, while visiting Australia, Kate had to hold her dress down as she got off a plane while holding Prince George.
Strong winds on the 2011 trip to Canada saw Kate battle with her dress and hair
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