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People have a lot of thoughts about the striking new portrait of King Charles – 29 works of art

A new painting of King Charles was unveiled on Tuesday, making it the first official portrait since he took the throne – although the work, by Jonathan Yeo, was begun while he was still the Prince of Wales.

The red saturation is a continuation of the colour of the Welsh Guards uniform the King is wearing, while the monarch butterfly hovering above his shoulder symbolises his involvement with environmental causes.

The striking image has received a lot of praise online.

As tradition demands, there was also a lot of mockery, and we’ve rounded up some favourites.

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