King Charles’ first official portrait since coronation inspires conspiracy theories about satanic links

By Charlie Sawyer

Published May 16, 2024 at 11:50 AM

Reading time: 1 minute

57900

On Tuesday 14 May 2024, an official portrait of King Charles III was unveiled during a lavish ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Created by renowned artist Jonathan Yeo, the image depicts King Charles in the uniform of the Welsh Guards with a butterfly about to land on his shoulder, and let’s just say that it’s really giving ‘red’. While one side of the internet have focused on commending Yeo for his excellent work, the other side has come to the conclusion that the portrait has some serious satanic symbolism.

For anyone who hasn’t seen the portrait, just imagine King Charles bathed in fiery red shades. I’m no art genius but I do slightly get where netizens are coming from—it’s not exactly the most inviting of images.

The portrait, commissioned in 2020, involved four sittings that lasted approximately an hour long each. Yeo noted that the King was always in “good spirits” and had a “great sense of humour,” as reported by the BBC.

One user re-shared the portrait and stated: “King Charles III just revealed a portrait of himself yesterday and it is about as demonic and satanic as you can imagine. This isn’t too shocking, if you consider the bloodlines of the Royal Family go back directly to Vlad The Impaler.”

Now, interestingly enough, this isn’t the first conspiracy theory regarding King Charles that’s hit the media recently. A few weeks ago, five military horses charged across central London after being spooked by building work during a routine training exercise. Videos that were circulated across social media saw at least two of the horses badly injured and covered in blood.

@screenshothq

Five people have been injured after two horses bolted and ran loose through central London. One of the horses can be seen covered in what appears to be blood. At least one soldier was hurt after a spooked horse smashed into cars on Buckingham Palace Road. Pictures also show an injured man lying on the floor on Fleet Street. They have now been caught by police. In a statement, police said: “At around 8.40am, we were called about horses that had become loose and were travelling through the City. Our officers have contained two horses on the highway near Limehouse. We’re waiting for an army horse box to collect the horses and transport them to veterinary care.” Pictures and videos of the horses were shared on social media, one of which showed a black 4x4 with blue lights following the animals. #horse #london #fyp #londontiktok #horselife #horseriding #news

♬ Solitude - ¥ves

Shortly after these videos went viral, conspiracy theorists began speculating that they were a sign of bad things to come, specifically in relation to King Charles’ recent cancer diagnosis.

It feels as though netizens have definitely decided that King Charles is hiding something—whatever that might be.

Keep On Reading

By Alma Fabiani

Conspiracy theorists believe Amber Heard’s daughter Oonagh is ex Elon Musk’s love child

By Abby Amoakuh

Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s secret Hawaiian apocalypse bunker and the doomsday conspiracy behind it

By J'Nae Phillips

Why Harajuku fashion is making a comeback in both Gen Z culture and aesthetics

By Abby Amoakuh

Who is Brit Smith, the smaller artist JoJo Siwa allegedly stole Karma from?

By Jack Ramage

Who is Estee Williams? Meet the Gen Z tradwife taking TikTok by storm

By Charlie Sawyer

Has hen do culture gone mad? TikTokers say bridal group chats give them financial anxiety

By Fleurine Tideman

Is BeReal dead? We asked two social media experts and the app’s COO to find out

By Abby Amoakuh

Influencers are pranking their loved ones by claiming ExxonMobil has invited them on an oil rig brand trip

By Fatou Ferraro Mboup

Woman miraculously comes back to life minutes before her own cremation

By Emma O'Regan-Reidy

Do you watch or listen to content at 1.5x speed? Here’s what it actually does to you

By Abby Amoakuh

Tories delete ad attacking Sadiq Khan after using New York footage instead of London’s

By Abby Amoakuh

Did Drake actually get a BBL? We take a look at the alleged evidence in light of the BBL Drizzy hit

By Abby Amoakuh

What is livestream shopping and why do people (wrongly) think the trend is over before it even started?

By Abby Amoakuh

Why is step-incest so sexy right now? We asked actual step-siblings to find out

By Fatou Ferraro Mboup

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s Viva Kennedy 24 campaign: A bid for Latino votes amid controversy

By Abby Amoakuh

The things we still don’t understand about sexual assault: Why we need EU-wide Only Yes Means Yes laws

By Charlie Sawyer

Piers Morgan responds to Shakira’s claim that the Barbie movie is emasculating

By Charlie Sawyer

Kill them all, US Congressman Andy Ogles tells activist when asked about Gaza

By Abby Amoakuh

Brigitte Macron hits back at transphobic conspiracy theory by filing defamation lawsuit

By Charlie Sawyer

A guide on how to save on your energy bills after CEO of British Gas owner admits he can’t justify his £4.5M salary