During some coronation or other, Noel Coward and friends were watching the state coaches go by in procession from a balcony, and the King of Fiji's carriage passed. The King, extremely fat and splendidly clothed was sitting up waving regally, with a very small man in a top hat sat beside him.
Friend of Noel Coward: "who's the little chap with the King?"
Noel C: "His lunch, possibly?"