Royal bloomers of Queen Victoria (1837-1901, waist: 50")

Former jeans of Subway's Jared (born:1968, waist: 60")

The Associated Press reports that a pair of Queen Victoria’s bloomers went for $9,000 on eBay.

The undergarments had been listed for sale by a UK family whose forebear was apparently a “lady in waiting” for the Queen back around 1900.

As evidenced by the knickers, Queen Victoria had a 50-inch waist — which gives Subway’s Jared a run for his money even at his tubbiest.

The airing of this bit of dirty laundry should serve as a stark reminder that 21st-century Americans don’t have a lock on weight problems.

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