King Charles’ controversial portrait designated to special place

King Charles’ official portrait since his ascension may have stirred a controversy, but the monarch enamoured by the artwork and has decided a special place for it.

Artist Jonathan Yeo unveiled the first portrait of King Charles III since his coronation at the Buckingham Palace in mid-May.

According to The Times, the monarch is so pleased with the painting that he has put in place plans to put it on display at the Palace for its summer opening months between July and the end of September.

Yeo’s painting, in which Charles in wearing garb of the Welsh Guards, holding a sword, mostly garnered attention for its fiery red paint which was a dominant feature of the portrait.

The red of the painting sparked many conspiracy theories with some even linking it to the Illuminati.

Following the shockwaves that was sent by the painting, the artist responded to the shocking theories in an interview with The Sunday Times.

“My [17-year-old] daughter was much too keen to show me all the crazy stuff about the painting on TikTok,” he told the outlet. “She’s … had the best day of her life with all of the conspiracies about the painting, saying I’m a Satanist and Illuminati.”

He added that it was “strangely reassuring to know a painted portrait can still spark so many conversations in an image-saturated age.”