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9 She found them sitting in the lounge of their palace, but they did not look too happy. ‘It does not matter how hard I try,’ said the King, ‘I just cannot fit into my royal robes. They are only a little tight, but I certainly would not want people to see me in them bursting at the seams.’ ‘Mine are the same,’ said the Queen, ‘I do not know what has happened, but they just do not fit!’