She is a Spanish princess who was once betrothed to Henry’s brother Arthur. After Arthur dies, she dutifully marries the next heir in line. Katherine is deeply devoted to her husband. She is willing to do anything to please the king. She endures Henry’s philandering without complaint. Katherine treats Henry in a motherly manner. Despite Henry’s notorious philandering, he always goes back to Katherine when he needs to be comforted and consoled. Katherine always conducts herself with great dignity and grace. She is extremely careful with money and hates unnecessary expenditure. Katherine is indifferent towards pomp and ostentation. Henry is unwilling to divorce such a devoted wife, but he is compelled to abandon her due to urgent political necessity of procuring a legitimate male heir. Henry suffers great remorse and pain in divorcing Katherine. Even after the divorce, Henry still longs for her presence whenever he faces difficulty.