Two oil protesters caked the face of King Charles III’s wax statue at Madame Tussauds in London, resulting in the arrests of four people on charges of criminal damage, according to Scotland Yard.
Two of the activists were heard shouting, “The time for words has moved to the time for action,” before pushing chocolate cake on the monarch’s face, according to video of the demonstration. The activists belonged to the group Just Stop Oil, which recently threw tomato soup on one of Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings of sunflowers.
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“The science is clear. The demand is simple: just stop new oil and gas. It’s a piece of cake,” the protesters said in a joint statement shared on Twitter. The two responsible for the act were identified as 20-year-old Eilidh McFadden from Glasgow and 29-year-old Tom Johnson from Sunderland.
One staff member of the museum attempted to stop the perpetrators while they were changing into their protest gear in front of the statue but failed to prevent the display. An officer on a walkie-talkie immediately called for backup, according to the Evening Standard.
The attack comes after Charles withdrew from delivering a speech at the COP 27 summit on the advice of then-Prime Minister Liz Truss. according to Just Stop Oil. The organization, which calls for an end to fossil fuel in the United Kingdom, including stopping all gas and oil work, has also blocked off the historic crossing in Abbey Road, scaled the Queen Elizabeth II bridge, and threw mashed potatoes on a Monet painting this month so far. The protests have led to over 550 arrests, according to the Evening Standard.
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Wax figures of Queen Consort Camilla and William and Kate, the Prince and Princess of Wales, were not damaged in Monday’s demonstration.
