The first official portrait of King Charles has been released and it's um ... interesting.

I know we like to joke around here at Twitchy, but this is really the portrait. We almost wish it was a prank.

They definitely could have done much better.

Perhaps the idea was to get ahead of the curve.

Admittedly, it's very strange.

Yikes!

Why would he approve this? 

Lots of people think he needs to get right with God.

It's so bad!

Maybe he thinks this makes him look tough.

There are some additional hidden features if you look very closely.

Needless to say, the public response to his inaugural portrait is not going well.