Animal rights activists from Animal Rising vandalised King Charles official portrait with an image of Wallace, the cartoon character, and a message highlighting cruelty on RSPCA farms. According to the sources, the activists defaced the portrait in the gallery on Tuesday. Soon after the incident, the Animal Rising group uploaded the video on the social media platform. However, the gallery owner confirmed the portrait is undamaged.In the video, Wallaces head can be seen superimposed over the face of the British monarch by two animal rights activists as they approach the painting of Charles wearing the ceremonial military dress of the Welsh Guards in crimson. The onlookers gasped in horror, shocked by the attack. No cheese, Gromit, is the phrase hidden in the painting. Observe all the brutality occurring on RSPCA farms!BREAKING: Supporters of @AnimalRising have entered the @philipmould Gallery and affixed posters onto the painting of King Charles III. One overlaid the Kings face with Wallace and one was a speech bubble reading “No Cheese, Gromit. Look At All This Cruelty On RSPCA Farms!” 1/8 pic.twitter.com/pBojAesBHM— Animal Rising Press (@AnimalRisingPR) June 11, 2024According to the sources, this act of vandalism is part of a broader campaign by animal rights groups, which has included various forms of protest against the Crowns land use practices and its role in animal agriculture. For instance, activists have previously targeted royal estates like Sandringham, from where they took sheep to protest against the use of animals in food production.The painting was scheduled to be on exhibit at the Philip Mould Gallery until June 21, which might change for the course of its future.While releasing the picture, the official Instagram handle of the royal family mentioned, “The King unveiled the portrait at Buckingham Palace. The new work depicts His Majesty wearing the uniform of the Welsh Guards, of which he was made Regimental Colonel in 1975. The painting will ultimately hang in Drapers Hall in London.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Royal Family (@theroyalfamily)
