Animal Rising
King Charles‘ portrait got a bit of a facelift — an animal rights group threw some artwork over it in a museum as an act of protest … and now, Chuck looks a bit stop-motion-y.
HRH’s fiery painting — which is currently on display in London at the Philip Mould Gallery — was vandalized Tuesday by a couple of demonstrators who stormed in and did a quick hit job on the artwork … and while it wasn’t all that destructive, it did leave an impression.
Check out the video posted by Animal Rising — the group taking credit for this criminal act … two guys walk up, plaster a ‘Wallace and Gromit’ face cutout, plus a quote bubble.
The quote reads, “No cheese, Gromit. Look at all this cruelty on RSPCA farms!”
5/14/24
As for what the protesters are griping about exactly — it has to do with the RSPCA org … which Charles recently became a Royal patron of … and which works on improving the lives of farm animals. Animal Rising, however, clearly believes RSPCA does more harm than good.
We’ve seen similar protests like this before — especially at museums, when animal rights activists throw soup or paint on artwork. Now, though, they’re taking aim at the King!
Buckingham Palace hasn’t addressed the act of vandalism yet … no word on whether the assailants were arrested either. Fortunately, it looks like the Wallace face can peel right off.