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Royal Fans Think King Charles's New Portrait Features a Surprising Piece of Women's Underwear

Commenters claim the alleged item "speaks volumes."

Marie Claire

In Pictures: Carol service brings some joy at end of difficult year for royals

The King and Princess of Wales revealed they had been diagnosed with cancer during a difficult year for the royal family.

Evening Standard

King Charles Releases New Royal Portrait in Honor of U.K.'s Armed Forces Day

The new photo was issued during the 80th anniversary year of D-Day.

Marie Claire

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‘Infectious enthusiasm’: Jonathan Yeo’s green portrait of David Attenborough unveiled

Painting of 98-year-old broadcaster, commissioned by Royal Society, goes on public display 2 July

The Guardian - UK

AI-inspired exhibition features portraits of people who do not exist

An image of what David Bowie would look like now if he were still alive is included at the London exhibition

Evening Standard

Animal Rights Activists Use Vandalism To Highlight Farm Cruelty

Animal rights activists protest animal cruelty by placing a cartoon image over a portrait of King Charles III in a London art gallery.

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King Charles’ new portrait covered in graffiti by activists at London gallery

Animal Rising campaigners plastered Wallace and Gromit-themed posters onto the new painting

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RSPCA 'shocked' after King's official portrait at London gallery vandalised

The portrait by Jonathan Yeo is on public display at the Philip Mould Gallery in Pall Mall

Evening Standard

Five controversial historical royal portraits – from drunken kings to sexy mermaids

It’s been a strange year for representations of British royalty. In March, major photo agencies issued a rare “kill notice” on a photo of Catherine, Princess of Wales after evidence emerged that it had been tampered with. In May, Jonathan Yeo’s official portrait of King Charles sparked online discussion with…

The Conversation

Royal portraits "are getting weirder"

Following the furor over King Charles III’s blood-red portrait, the Princess Kate painting has been deemed crude

Salon

Cover story: Tatler unveils new portrait of Princess of Wales

Painting by Hannah Uzor is a ‘portrait of strength and dignity’, says the magazine

The Guardian - UK

The Artist Behind King Charles' Royal Portrait Explains His Decision to Use So Much Red

"The color was an early experiment..."

Marie Claire

Artist reveals why his portrait of the King is so red

Jonathan Yeo says he enjoyed the internet memes his painting of monarch generated

The Independent UK

Too bald, too mad, too red … How royal portraits get it so wrong

Jonathan Yeo’s divisive painting of the king raises the question of whether paintings of the monarchy have become irrelevant and anachronisitic

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Salon

What makes Charles' portrait so scary

Seeing red? The unsettling horror of the royal portrait may reveal more about how we see him

The Conversation

The king’s first portrait – understanding the image Charles wants to project for his reign

It looks as if many people are “seeing red” when it comes to the first official portrait of King Charles III. Reactions to Jonathan Yeo’s monumental portrait have certainly been mixed.

The Guardian - UK

Extension of King Charles free portraits scheme upsets unions and mosques

Academics’ union calls offer a ‘descent into parody’ while mosques complain about C of E special treatment

PC Gamer

Portrait of King Charles as rizzed-up final boss instantly modded into Dishonored

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The Independent UK

‘Uncomfortable’ and ‘innovative’: King Charles’s first portrait draws mixed reactions online

Opinion divided by the painting’s red backdrop

Salon

King Charles "blood portrait" reactions

Whether you see the gates of hell or a tampon, the latest depiction of Charles is raising eyebrows

Top News

Controversy Surrounds King Charles' Unveiled Portrait At Buckingham Palace

King Charles' new portrait by Jonathan Yeo at Buckingham Palace stirs mixed reactions with its modern twist and bold red brushstrokes.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Slovakian PM ‘critical’ after shooting, David Copperfield accused of sexual misconduct, council overturns book ban

Populist leader Robert Fico ‘fighting for life’ following assassination attempt; magician faces allegations by 16 women spanning several decades

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Yeo’s portrait of Charles III review – a formulaic bit of facile flattery

A psychedelic sea of lurid reds and a clunking monarch butterfly cannot save this superficially observed and carelessly executed bland banality

Creative Bloq

“Incredibly disturbing”: the internet is terrified by King Charles’ new portrait

Why does it look like he’s emerging from a hell portal?

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King Charles’ New Royal Portrait Brutally Roasted Online — 9 Funniest Comparisons

"Looks like the perfect image to mark the end of a vicious and brutal imperial monarchy. Poetic." The post King Charles’ New Royal Portrait Brutally Roasted Online — 9 Funniest Comparisons first appeared on Bored Panda.

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