King Charles’ wax figure vandalised by climate activists
A group of activists have thrown chocolate cake at King Charles III wax figure in London.
Just Stop Oil activists shared footage of themselves throwing chocolate cake into the face of King Charles waxwork at Madame Tussauds.
Two supporters, Eilidh McFadden, 20, and Tom Johnson 29, were seen stepping closer to the King’s figure before taking off their jumpers to show the “Just Stop Oil” shirts.
Eilidh first smashes the cake at King Charles’ figure before Tom does the same thing just after 10.30am (8.30pm AEDT) on Monday.
A woman could be heard shouting stop at the pair but they ignored her.
“The science is clear. The demand is simple: just stop new oil and gas. It’s a piece of cake,” their tweet reads.
🎂 BREAKING: JUST STOP OIL CAKES THE KING 🎂
👑 Two supporters of Just Stop Oil have covered a Madame Tussauds waxwork model of King Charles III with chocolate cake, demanding that the Government halts all new oil and gas licences and consents.#FreeLouis #FreeJosh #A22Network pic.twitter.com/p0DJ8v3XVB
— Just Stop Oil ⚖️💀🛢 (@JustStop_Oil) October 24, 2022
London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed four people were arrested for criminal damage in relation to the incident.
“We responded quickly to an incident at Madame Tussauds after two people threw food at a statue at approximately 10.50am,” they said in a statement.
The activists’ actions comes just weeks after two people from the same group attempted to destroy an iconic Van Gogh artwork in London’s National Gallery in the name of climate activism.
They threw cans of tomato soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflowers (1888), the museum confirmed in a statement.
Luckily, the painting was saved by the glass covering, with the frame only suffering minor damage.
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