IT WAS truly a head in hands moment.

Let’s be honest, there’s plenty of them when following the lives of the foolish and famous, but Justin Bieber has really excelled himself this time.

The teen icon, who has managed to upset virtually everyone in Europe while on tour here, gaffed particularly badly during his stay in Amsterdam.

He left a message in the guest book after a visit to Anne Frank’s House saying: “Truly inspiring to be able to come here.”

So far, so vaguely acceptable. After a trip there last year, I can confirm the place is an incredible showcase of the bravery of one persecuted family during The Holocaust.

But then Justin’s ego gets the better of him and he continues: “Anne was a great girl.

Hopefully she would have been a belieber.”

Really? He doesn’t think she was too busy penning the diaries that would make her a poignant symbol of the suffering of Jews during the Second World War to devote herself to his music?

I suppose it is possible Anne Frank could have been a belieber if she had the chance to be a normal teenager and wasn’t hiding from Nazi soldiers. She was a young girl who was a fan of the music and film stars of the day.

But for him to find it impossible not to write about himself in such a place? Well, that’s unbeliebable to say the least.

But there is a silver lining to this sorry tale of self-centred superstars.

Justin Bieber is a global idol, worshipped by teeny boppers the world over.

He may just have inadvertently given a huge boost to what is one of the most remarkable pieces of writing in the world.

After all, he took the time to pay the museum a visit in a city that offers considerable other diversions to a teenage boy.

Perhaps more youngsters will learn of her legacy rather than listening to the rather unsuitably named Down To Earth on repeat.

I do hope so.