‘Your actions are senseless’: Protesters set their sights on the Royals, defacing a waxwork of King Charles III

Just Stop Oil protesters have targeted the Royals in their latest stunt, defacing Madame Tussauds’ waxwork of King Charles III in London.

In a video shared on the anti-oil and gas activist group’s Twitter, two protesters are seen crossing the ropes and stripping to display tee-shirts emblazoned with “Just Stop Oil” before slamming chocolate cake into the face of King Charles’ waxwork.

A woman can be heard shouting “Stop!” as the protesters carry out their act of vandalism.

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???? Two supporters of Just Stop Oil have covered a Madame Tussauds waxwork model of King Charles III with chocolate cake, demanding that the Government halts all new oil and gas licences and consents.#FreeLouis #FreeJosh #A22Network pic.twitter.com/p0DJ8v3XVB

— Just Stop Oil ⚖️???????? (@JustStop_Oil) October 24, 2022

As the audio in the video is muffled, Just Stop Oil named their protesters and shared the message that was being delivered.

???? Eilidh McFadden, 20, from Glasgow, and Tom Johnson, 29, a painter/decorator from Sunderland, said:

???? “The science is clear. The demand is simple: just stop new oil and gas. It’s a piece of cake.”#CivilResistance #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #EnoughIsEnough #OccupyWestminster

— Just Stop Oil ⚖️???????? (@JustStop_Oil) October 24, 2022

The activists said they had set their sights on His Majesty following his withdrawal from the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP 27.

???? The action takes place a few weeks ahead of COP 27 which King Charles III has reportedly abandoned plans to attend and deliver a speech at, on the advice of the then, now former Prime Minister Liz Truss.#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #CostOfLivingCrisis #CostOfGreedCrisis #UK

— Just Stop Oil ⚖️???????? (@JustStop_Oil) October 24, 2022

The activist’s stunt faced criticism, some pointing out that Charles is a well-known environmentalist himself.

King Charles a well known long term environmentalist and global influencer and major figure in the campaign to stop fossil fuels. Your actions are senseless and alienate many true supporters for global change on fossil fuels and weaken the argument – try reading his book Harmony

— @OrganicBishop (@organicbishop) October 24, 2022

So you target a waxwork of King Charles, a man who has been at the forefront of developing cleaner, greener, healthier living.
A man who had his beloved vintage Aston Martin converted to run on wine & food bye products. He’s very into natural, sustainable energy, why pick on him?

— Zanna Merryn???? (@ZannaMerryn) October 24, 2022

Lol I am no monarchist but isn’t King Charles a longstanding & outspoken advocate for climate action. Really something off about Just Stop Oil. Perhaps David Attenborough is next on the soup list.

— Elsa sugarpuff ???? ???????? ???????? ☮ ???? (@eldertine) October 24, 2022

Seems curious they targetted a wax model of King Charles when the man himself has been so concerned about Climate Change for a very long time, maybe even before these activists were born!

— Sིiིlིkིlིiིnིkི (@Silklink) October 24, 2022

The UK has seen protest activity ramp up recently, only days prior Animal Rebellion took milk from supermarket shelves and poured it across the floor in order to promote a plant-based lifestyle.

The move was slammed for being wasteful, with British media personality Piers Morgan condemning the activists for their questionable efforts.

“You’re not ‘concerned individuals’ – you’re pathetic attention-seeking morons,” he said.