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LONDON — Her majesty would not be amused. A pair of Queen Victoria’s bloomers, with a 50-inch waist, were snapped up Wednesday for $9,000 by a Canadian buyer at a central England auction. The handmade knickers, which date to the 1890s, bear the monogram “VR” for Victoria Regina. They were owned by a family whose ancestor was a lady-in-waiting to the queen.
Auctioneer Charles Hanson said the drawers belonged to “a very big lady of quite small stature with a very wide girth.” The queen, who reigned from 1837 to 1901, was said to be 5 feet tall. Also on the block were Queen Victoria’s chemise, with a 66-inch bust, which sold for $8,000. Her nightgown fetched $11,000. The Associated Press
