Blogger’s Note: When you consider the sheer state of Leicester (I visited recently) – why did the Leicester Mercury Newspaper decide to “censor” photographs of the alleged incident – so that the masses cannot “see” or “access” the true details of the situation. Who are the journalists and editor seeking to defend? Whose sensitives are being protected by attempting to alter reality? Which part of the population would be offended by this graffiti? I had to look on the internet to find the uncensored pictures. Considering King Richard III has been vilified in Shakespeare (and throughout history – possibly unjustly) – and that millions tuned-in on TV to watch the “live” digging-up of his bare-bones from under a car-park – what other injustice could the King possibly be defended from? History is history – reality is reality. Those who commit these pointless acts should be appropriately punished – but the media should not conspire to “hide” facts from the public. At least King Richard III possessed the courage to die fighting on the battlefield. ACW (31.8.2026)
- by Dylan Hayward
- 12:46, 30 Aug 2026Updated12:50, 30 Aug 2026
Crude images have been painted on the statue – The statue of Richard III outside Leicester Cathedral has been sprayed with yellow paint
Vandals have targeted Leicester’s iconic statue of King Richard III, defacing the historic bronze monument with bright yellow paint.
The damage, discovered outside Leicester Cathedral, has sparked outrage from heritage bosses who branded the act ‘senseless’.
Bosses at the visitor centre dedicated to the former king’s story were quick to respond once the damage was spotted.
The team at King Richard III Visitor Centre said it were “so disappointed” to discover the vandalism, adding that the incident had been reported to the City Warden and Street Cleaning Team, and that they hoped the statue would be restored soon.
The statue stands between Leicester Cathedral, where Richard III was reinterred in March 2015, and the £4 million Richard III Visitor Centre. Centre director Iain Gordon has previously described the statue as “a focal point for the story of King Richard III in Leicester”.
A spokesperson for the King Richard III Visitor Centre said: “We are so disappointed to discover this senseless vandalism. It has been reported to the City Warden/Street Cleaning Team and will hopefully be restored/repaired very soon.”
The paint has been applied in bold, sweeping strokes across the king’s bronze armour, coating much of his breastplate and the skirt section below his waist in vivid yellow.
On the statue’s torso, the paint appears to form a crude image.
The statue has been targeted by vandals before. In April 2016, the sword on the statue was bent, with Leicester City Council saying repairs would cost several thousand pounds, though the council did not report that incident to police.
The statue was originally donated to the city by the Richard III Society in 1980 and stood in Castle Gardens for almost 34 years, before being moved to its current spot outside the cathedral in 2014 as part of a restoration project that also involved its dagger being replaced with the sword it holds today.
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