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Elden Ring boss or King of England? Gamers have fun with Charles’ official portrait.


King Charles' official portrait, revealed to a mixed critical reception, is now being compared to video game bosses as the public continues to poke fun.

The first official portrait of King Charles was unveiled at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace this week, but the striking artwork has received a mixed reaction online. On Tuesday (May 14), the monarch stood alongside Queen Camilla and the artist, Jonathon Yeo, to pull down a massive drape which had covered the portrait for the reveal. The painting, his first as King since his coronation last year, depicts Charles in the crimson uniform of the Welsh Guards, but it is overlayed by further, plentiful strokes of red hues.

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