CLEVELAND man Flynn Clifford-Smith has bid farewell to his bin isolation outing alter egos with a royal surprise.
The 20-year-old dressed as the late Princess Diana in his final march down the driveway with sidekick dog Terry, giving a wave to his neighbours as he dropped the recycling bin off at the curb.
He has dressed as everything from Dorothy to Goldilocks and a bride in the past month but mum Emma Clifford-Smith said Joe Exotic from Netflix series Tiger King was his favourite costume.
She said he was hanging up the boots as restrictions were being eased.
"He's stopping because he wants to go out with a bang and before the novelty wears off," she said.
"Would he start up again? He said never say never so you never know.
"He's really pleased he could give people smiles and a laugh and thanks everyone for all the support."
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Videos and photos of Mr Clifford-Smith's appearances alongside the family's beloved Chihuahua have garnered thousands of hits on the worldwide bin isolation outing Facebook page.
His debut walk down the driveway aisle in his mother's wedding dress received more than 50,000 likes while his latest appearance as Diana has already fetched more than 1000.
Ms Clifford-Smith said he had become a minor celebrity among his friend group.
"They all think he's brave and a bit of a laugh, but one of his friends thinks he's king wearing dresses a little too much," she said.
Like Redlands very own isolation superhero Lima Laulau, Mr Clifford-Smith received many of his costumes from Cleveland business Shakespeare's Wardrobe.
But that didn't stop his mum from chiming in with the glue gun for Terry's costumes, with his appearance as Prince Charles one of her finest creations.
"I've had loads of fun being the director and photographer and Terry has had loads of treats and belly rubs," Ms Clifford-Smith said.
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