Queen Elizabeth II mural painted over
A mural of Queen Elizabeth II has been painted over with the Aboriginal Flag a few days after the monarch was laid to rest.
Queen Elizabeth died on September 8 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland and was buried on September 19 at King George VI Memorial Chapel in St George's Chapel.
The day of her death saw local Sydney artist Stuart Sale paint the mural in the inner-west suburb of Marrickville.
Bobby, another local member of the community, told OverSixty that Mr Sale had painted the mural at night, and had then come back the next morning to touch it up.
“There was quite a crowd around him as he finalised the mural,” he said.
The mural was left untouched for almost two weeks until Australia’s National Day of Mourning when it was painted over with the Aboriginal Flag.
“It’s a very sensitive issue,” Bobby told OverSixty.
Mr Sale shared an update to his Instagram of the altered mural with the caption, “Art can be so powerful”, along with three hearts in the Aboriginal Flag colours.
He explained that the mural belonged to the people and that he did not have any plans on fixing it.
“It belongs to the people in a way and that’s why I’m torn. I’ve painted this and given it to the street. I might let it stay for now.”
Images: Sahar Mourad