Reginald Sutherland Bundy (26 May 1946 – 15 April 2003) was a

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dancer, actor and television presenter best known for his drag persona H.I.H. (Her Imperial Highness) Regina Fong. Bundy first developed Regina Fong in 1985, and quickly achieved a regular spot at the

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gay pub in Camden Town,

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and also the

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. The Fong character was a Russian princess who had escaped to

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following the Russian Revolution, a conceit which formed the basis of Bundy's show ''The Last of the Romanoffs'', which premiered at the

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and later ran at the Bloomsbury Theatre in London. Regina's stage act entailed audience participation, and used a variety of songs,

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, and sound effects. She was one of the regular hosts of London's Lesbian and

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Festival. Bundy appeared in the

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and

productions of playwright Neil Bartlett's ''A Vision of Love Revealed in Sleep'' and ''Night After Night'', and also appeared in the

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adaptation of ''Night After Night''. Regina Fong also appeared in the London production of ''Angels, Punks and Raging Queens'' in 1995. Bundy died from cancer on 15 April 2003, aged 56.

External links

Regina Fong information at The Black Cap website
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bundy, Reg 1941 births 2003 deaths English drag queens Entertainers from London LGBT dancers 20th-century LGBT people

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