{"id":2245285,"date":"2024-05-15T15:58:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T19:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-portrait-of-king-charles-iii-mocked-on-social-media-looks-like-hes-going-straight-to-hell\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T20:00:38","slug":"first-portrait-of-king-charles-iii-mocked-on-social-media-looks-like-hes-going-straight-to-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-portrait-of-king-charles-iii-mocked-on-social-media-looks-like-hes-going-straight-to-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"Initial Portrait of King Charles III Ridiculed Online: Criticized for Resemblance to Damnation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffirst-portrait-of-king-charles-iii-mocked-on-social-media-looks-like-hes-going-straight-to-hell%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Buckingham Palace unveiled \u2064the first official portrait of King Charles III,\u200c receiving mixed public reactions. Measuring 8.5 by\u200c 6.5 feet, the painting by British artist Jonathan Yeo features the monarch in\u200d Welsh guards&#8217; \u200cuniform \u2063with a butterfly by his shoulder. Critics express concern over the swirling \u2063red background. Social media comments range \u200cfrom comparisons to blood to hellish imagery. King Charles&#8217;s wife, Camilla, reportedly approved of the portrait.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Buckingham Palace unveiled the first official <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/arts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">portrait<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/prince-charles\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King Charles III<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/largest-protestant-adoption-agency-in-u-s-opens-to-lgbtq-couples\/\" title=\"Largest Protestant Adoption Agency In U.S. Opens To LGBTQ Couples\">mixed reactions<\/a> from the public. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 8.5 by 6.5-foot painting was done by British artist Jonathan Yeo, who is also responsible for depicting other high-profile subjects like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, actress Nicole Kidman, and education activist Malala Yousafzai.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King Charles is shown wearing the uniform of the Welsh guards. A<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  butterfly is approaching his shoulder. The most striking aspect of the portrait is the swirling red background, which critics say is their main concern.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XLBMg1WxgE\">pic.twitter.com\/XLBMg1WxgE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Historic Vids (@historyinmemes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/historyinmemes\/status\/1790688574880489498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt looks like he\u2019s bathing in blood,\u201d one popular comment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another Instagram commenter wrote, \u201cI would have loved this if this was any other color than red. He really captured the essence of him in the face, but the harshness of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-league-baseballs-newest-rule-change-has-been-an-absolute-disaster\/\" title=\"Major League Baseball\u2019s Newest Rule Change Has Been An Absolute Disaster\">red doesn\u2019<\/a>t match the softness of his expression.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cLooks like he\u2019s going straight to hell,\u201d a third <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-allen-shares-a-tweet-who-is-the-face-of-woke\/\" title=\"Tim Allen Shares a Tweet: \u201cWho Is the Face of Woke?\u201d\">social media user wrote<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAll the blood spilled around the world under the Royal Family\u2019s command,\u201d a fourth commenter echoed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeo told the BBC that King Charles\u2019s wife, Camilla, was a fan of the finished product. \u201cYes you\u2019ve got him,\u201d she allegedly said after seeing the painting. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The artist said King Charles was \u201cmildly surprised by the strong color, but otherwise he seemed to be smiling approvingly.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI do my best to capture the life experiences and humanity etched into any individual sitter\u2019s face, and I hope that is what I have achieved in this portrait,\u201d Yeo said in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C68_S5iMWZg\/?hl=en&#038;img_index=2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  shared by the royal family. \u201cTo try and capture that for His Majesty The King, who occupies such a unique role, was both a tremendous professional challenge, and one which I thoroughly enjoyed and am immensely grateful for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1715771734791000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3RAccFxpm5CI2m5KR1E_Ul\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yeo said on his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jonathanyeo.com\/new-index-41\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  that he was inspired by the Welsh Guards\u2019 red uniform. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe vivid color of the glazes in the background echo the uniform\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/king-charles-official-portrait-called-satanic-sparks-confusion\/\" title=\"Controversy Erupts Over King Charles' Official Portrait Described as 'Satanic\">bright red tunic<\/a>, not only resonating with the royal heritage found in many historical portraits but also injecting a dynamic, contemporary jolt into the genre with its uniformly powerful hue, providing a modern contrast to more traditional depictions.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe butterfly approaching King Charles\u2019s shoulder in the portrait adds a layer of narrative depth, symbolizing both his known advocacy for environmental causes and his personal transformation,\u201d Yeo added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buckingham Palace revealed the debut portrait of King Charles III, sparking varied public responses. Measuring 8.5 by 6.5 feet, the artwork was crafted by renowned British artist Jonathan Yeo. Yeo&#8217;s portfolio includes notable figures such as ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair, actress Nicole Kidman, and education advocate Malala Yousafzai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2245286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Charles-portrait-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2245285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/05\/Charles-portrait-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2245285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2245285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2245285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2245286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2245285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2245285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2245285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}