Beano magazine guest edited by royal family member for first time ever to celebrate Bananaman’s 45th anniversary

FORMER England rugby prima Mike Tindall has go the archetypal subordinate of the Royal Family to edit the Beano magazine.

The hubby of Princess Anne’s girl Zara volition oversee a peculiar variation released contiguous to observe Bananaman’s 45th anniversary.

Mike, 46, besides appears successful cartoon form, wearing a bluish and yellowish costume arsenic helium helps the superhero tackle a monster to prevention Beanotown.

In his impermanent editor’s ­letter, helium shares puerility memories and talks astir his 3 children.

He said: “It’s important to acceptable a bully example, truthful I play pranks connected the kids and their mum.

"It’s been superb to measurement into the satellite of Beano and articulation Bananaman connected this epic adventure.

“I loved speechmaking Beano increasing up, and present being capable to stock that with my ain kids is truly cool.

“Bananaman’s 45th day is simply a reminder that fun, laughter, and a spot of mischief ne'er spell retired of style, and sharing laughter with kids is timeless.”

He is the latest royal to look successful Beano aft King Charles and Queen Camilla featured successful 2023.

Boss Mike Stirling said: “A rugby fable and a superhero celebrated for epic failure… what could perchance spell wrong?

“Beano brings families unneurotic done shared laughs, truthful this day variation celebrates that with astir apt the funniest Bananaman communicative of all-time!”

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