A former factory worker who now makes a living impersonating King Henry VIII has told how he spent £2,500 on a custom-made costume that leaves school children convinced he really is the monarch.
He then took things to another level by having a second more authentic outfit custom-made - complete with an impressive codpiece. Mr Smith with Kristen Hansen as Catherine of Aragon, Karen as Anne Boleyn, Mercedes as Jane Seymour, Olga as Anne of Cleves, Izzy as Catherine Howard and Emma as Catherine Parr
He did however initially struggle to find someone to portray Anne of Cleves - Henry's fourth wife - before a woman living in Scotland agreed to step in and travel to Ipswich to take up the role for the event.'It started with dinosaurs when I was about four years old. The Tudors started when I was eight,' he said.
'I remember Anne Boleyn telling me about her execution. When I was looking at books, the thing that caught me the most was the pictures. Ms Hanson believes that Catherine of Aragon, who was from Spain, is 'really underrated'. Above: Her and Mr Smith as Catherine and Henry, with birds of prey 'When people say he executed his wives and killed people, tell me which medieval king didn't execute people?'
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