King Charles’ first official portrait vandalized by activists
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By Niamh Kennedy, Louis Mian and Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Activists from an animal rights group have vandalized the first official portrait of King Charles, currently on display in a London gallery.
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By Niamh Kennedy, Louis Mian and Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Activists from an animal rights group have vandalized the first official portrait of King Charles, currently on display in a London gallery.
The first official portrait of King Charles III since his coronation was defaced with an image from "Wallace and Gromit" by animal rights activists at a public gallery in London on Tuesday.
The activist group Animal Rising posted a video on the social platform X of its members affixing posters onto the Jonathan Yeo portrait of Charles, which was unveiled last month at the Philip Mould Gallery and is the first portrait of Charles since he became king.
Animal rights activists pasted a cartoon image over a portrait of King Charles III at a London art gallery in the latest in a series of incidents at UK museums as campaigners use vandalism to publicize their causes.
