Activists from an animal rights group have vandalized the first official portrait of King Charles currently on display in a London gallery. Campaign group Animal Rising posted a video on its social media channels on Tuesday showing two activists using a paint roller to stick two signs over the portrait of the monarch. Members of the public have been free to visit the portrait of the monarch which is on display at the Philip Mould gallery in central London until June 15. The painting, which is the first official portrait of King Charles as monarch, raised eyebrows when it was officially unveiled earlier this year. Artist Jonathon Yeo depicted the king against a background of crimson red brush strokes, sparking mixed reactions.
King Charles’ portrait vandalized by activists
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| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 11, 2024 5:41 PM |
Activists covered the king’s head with a sign of British cartoon character, Wallace from the “Wallace and Gromit” comedy series. A speech bubble sign was then tacked onto the painting with the following caption: “No cheese Gromit, look at all of this cruelty on RSCPA farms.”
The action was designed to bring attention to the group’s report, released on Sunday, which it described as a “damning investigation” into 45 farms assured by animal welfare charity, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
On its website, Animal Rising describes itself as a non-violent organization, campaigning for an “urgent transition to a sustainable and just plant-based food system,” and says the RSPCA Assured scheme covers up “cruelty on an industrial scale.”
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | June 11, 2024 2:32 PM |
Wallace: Well done, lad. Very, well done!
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | June 11, 2024 2:34 PM |
This is why people can't have anything nice. This isn't protesting, it's vandalism.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | June 11, 2024 2:38 PM |
Maybe they should have spelled it "Wallis", just for the ironic aspect alone . . .
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | June 11, 2024 2:39 PM |
How much do we wanna bet Chuck'n'Cammy paid the "protesters?" I suspect they want a do-over on the portrait. (I certainly would.)
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | June 11, 2024 2:40 PM |
These are spoiled rich brats that have never had to actually work. So they sit around with tremendous guilt living in palaces with servants.
This is a byproduct of that. They should be hung in front of the masses
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | June 11, 2024 2:45 PM |
Leave it like that, it's an improvement.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | June 11, 2024 2:51 PM |
Good for them. The RSPCA deserves all the negative attention it can get -- imagine saying that you're working for animals, raising money for the cause, and then abusing the animals instead.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | June 11, 2024 2:52 PM |
R5, he loves it. It's to be hung at Buckingham Palace when the public viewings conclude.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | June 11, 2024 3:10 PM |
The painting was not damaged. It’s covered by a sheet of plexiglass.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | June 11, 2024 3:36 PM |
Vandalism, of art? Groundbreaking.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | June 11, 2024 3:47 PM |
We need to allow parents to spank their kids again.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | June 11, 2024 4:11 PM |
Believe me, spanking doesn't solve anything, R12.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | June 11, 2024 4:35 PM |
R5 - the protesters should have put the Wallace head over Charles' hands. They look like ground beef left out overnight.
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | June 11, 2024 5:09 PM |
Oh, my 😂, that's just 😂 awful 😂
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | June 11, 2024 5:16 PM |
A couple clowns. Has ZERO effect.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | June 11, 2024 5:17 PM |
Phony pompous-asses.
I'm referring to the "activists."
Charles is pompous and an ass but he's not a phony, poor dear.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | June 11, 2024 5:18 PM |
Vast improvement.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | June 11, 2024 5:36 PM |
King Charles should knight them for their efforts.
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | June 11, 2024 5:39 PM |
Assholes
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | June 11, 2024 5:41 PM |