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DPA, “Queen Baffled at Delay in Spotting Credit Crunch,” Sydney Morning Herald (6 Nov ’08):

Prof Garicano said afterwards: “The Queen asked me: ‘If these things were so large, how come everyone missed them? Why did nobody notice it’?”

Her Royal Hghness must’ve been awfully upset to ask “How come”; but, then, losing lots of money does cause some to lose their composure.