Royal ruckus: Portrait of King Charles gets Wallace and Gromit makeover in farm cruelty protest

Royal ruckus: Portrait of King Charles gets Wallace and Gromit makeover in farm cruelty protest

An official portrait of King Charles III, painted by artist Jonathan Yeo, is pictured during its unveiling, in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace in London on 14 May 2024.

Footage from campaign group Animal Rising showed two of its supporters approach the portrait in London's Philip Mould Gallery and overlay the king's face with a big cartoon image of Wallace from the"Wallace and Gromit" animated comedy franchise. The aim of the supporters' actions, Animal Rising said, was to highlight cruelty on farms granted"Assured" status, a guarantee of higher welfare standards, by the RSPCA animal charity, of which Charles is the Patron."We are shocked by this vandalism of His Majesty King, our Patron's portrait.

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