Cooper, who turns 21 later this month, was said to be distressed and resigned as the King's personal adviser, before later rejoining him. She rarely used the car, which at its last MOT only had problems with 'not being driven enough.'
The cabriolet shortly after removal
'Sometimes Claire would drive it to get fish and chips on a Saturday night, just to keep it working properly,' said Marissa, referring to her flatmate Claire McKuchen.
'The car was taking up too much space under the bed and was not being used enough,' said Emily in an official statement on late Sunday evening.
King Cheeky said the car was removed to reduce traffic in Toyland by 90% and to boost his environmental credentials.
Some spectators speculated that the car was removed because Marissa continually forgot or refused to pay parking charges, and that now the plastic car, of the Barbie brand, has now been crushed into a cube.
Marissa Cooper, aged 20. She said she will miss her cube.
The car was best known for enabling Marissa and her Jellycat friends and pets to travel across the garden during summer, the wheels working best on the flat patio surfaces and prone to stalling on gravel stones. It was not an off-road vehicle and always had to be pushed on the grass. Indoors, the car, which was purchased in New York City, often drove Marissa to visit Emily on the computer.
A Facebook campaign has since been mounted for Emily's brother to buy Marissa a new car on a forthcoming trip to New York. It is unknown whether Marissa will use her personal fortune to invest in a new vehicle herself. Barbie Cars Inc, the manufacturer, took the news badly on the stock market and has since filed for bankruptcy.
Marissa received her car for Christmas in 2004.
The crackdown on under-the-bed law breaking has been widely applauded, with several messes of Toyish fly-tipping cleared up, and shanty towns dismantled with their occupants relocated to new homes. Under the bed, previously a ghetto of Boston rarely mentioned by any toys, is now a glistening passage between Wardrobe Way and Sunshine Avenue.
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