<p>Queen Victoria's bloomers sold at auction for £6,200, along with a pair of her silk stockings.</p>

<p>They have a 52-inch waist, and belonged to the monarch in the 1890s - "towards the end of her life when she had eaten a lot more than most people could afford to," said auctioneer Michael Hogben. In today's sizing, they'd be a size 26.</p>