US EditionKing Charles' first official portrait targeted by animal rights activists
- Animal Rising placed posters on a portrait of the King to criticize his association with The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
- The posters included a cartoon character's face over the King's with a speech bubble highlighting cruelty on RSPCA farms.
- Two supporters of Animal Rising orchestrated the stunt to urge the King to address alleged cruelty on RSPCA-assured farms and reconsider his connection to the organization.
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On Tuesday, June 11, two animal rights activists vandalized the last portrait of King Charles III, created by the artist Jonathan Yeo and currently exhibited at the Philip Mould gallery in London. The group, called Animal Rising, has shared a video on Instagram in which the demonstrators, who have taken museum staff by surprise, paste on the king's head the image of a character called Wallace, from the comedy series 'Wallace and Gromit'. The act…
Vegan activists tag new King Charles portrait
Animal rights activists from Animal Rising vandalized a portrait of King Charles III at the Philip Mould Gallery in London, pasting an image of the famous animated character Wallace, from 'Wallace and Gromit,' over the king's head.
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TAG24UK animal rights activists target king’s portrait
Protestors on Tuesday covered an official portrait of King Charles III with the face of the eccentric, cheese-loving animation character Wallace to campaign for better animal welfare on farms.In a video shared by Animal Rising, two campaigners are seen sticking an image of Wallace on top of Charles’s face and a speech bubble at a...
In mid-May, Charles III unveiled his first official portrait as king. The painting is not well received by everyone and is much ridiculed. Now animal welfare activists have “redecorated” the painting. The monarch's face is now decorated with an animated character.
'No cheese, Gromit': Animal activists vandalise King Charles III's first official portrait. Watch!
Animal rights activists in the UK, on Tuesday (June 12), defaced the portrait of British King Charles III. This was his first official since he ascended to the throne. The activists covered his face with an image of the animated character 'Wallace' from the "Wallace and Gromit" series, along with a speech bubble that read: "No cheese, Gromit. Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms!".
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