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Fact fans, we’ve got a bit of trivia about iconic British monarch Queen Victoria.

HRH, who ruled from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901, was wider than she was tall.

Towards the end of her life, the rotund royal was 59inches tall and 66inches around the bust – according to QI presenter (and all-round genius) Stephen Fry.

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Queen Vic had a 66 inch bust (Picture: Glasshouse/REX Shutterstock) Portrait cirrca 1880

Queen Victoria is also believed to have had a 52inch waist.

But as QI regular Jo Brand put it… ‘So?’

Quite right.

What’s the point of being catwalk slim when you’ve got a delicious sponge cake named in your honour amIright?



The clip is a preview from series M episode 6 of QI.

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