Buckingham Palace has unveiled the first official portrait of King Charles commissioned since his coronation. The artist is Jonathan Yeo. The king is wearing his Welsh Guard uniform and holding a sword. It was Charles' idea to have a butterfly looking to land on his shoulder- a nod to Charles' environmental work.
But what everyone else saw was red. The portrait stands out against most royal portraits for its bright reds, pinks, and oranges. The oil painting has been likened to a "poster for a horror film." People have posted on social media that the red makes it look demonic. The portrait has also been compared to the painting of Viggo the Carpathian in the movie Ghostbusters II. An art critic noted that the red evokes either flames or blood, and that the king's contrasting head appears to be floating as if he were decapitated. The queen likes it, though.