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Good King Henry (John Bryan) approaches the court with his daughter, Princess Elizabeth (Kristy Ekiss). (Kathryn Scott Osler, The Post )It was a cold and rainy Saturday morning when Lady Bette Bernd waited an hour outside the palace gate for the guards to fire the cannon. She couldn't think of anywhere else she'd rather be.
"It's not usually cold," said Bernd, who's attended the Colorado Renaissance Festival for the past 15 years. Though the temperatures may have added some authenticity to the moment.
"But what is the weather in England like?" she asked.
The 34th annual family-run fair opened June 12 and runs for eight weekends. Over the course of the summer, about 200,000 people attend, said Jim Paradise, the fair's marketing director.
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Steve Haug performs as Maugorn The Stray in June 2009 as fairgoers and jousters mingled at the Sixth Annual Stone Tower Glenn Renaissance Faire at Natural Chimneys in Mount Solon. (Pat Jarrett/The News Leader)
A man calling himself Master Terran leads the archery competition at the Stone Tower Glenn Renaissance Faire at Natural Chimneys in Mount Solon in June 2009. (Pat Jarrett/The News Leader)
A smoked turkey leg is sold at the fair in Mount Solon in June 2009. (Pa
