During his state visit to Kenya, King Charles III received a throne made entirely of marine litter. For a month, Kenyan environmental activists from the organisation Flipflopi collected plastics waste from the beach in Mombasa from which they artfully assembled a traditional Swahili.

The group formerly was known for building a boat out of plastics refuse, and as their name implies, flip-flops.

The source material is known to the monarch, who is considered a pioneer in conservation. Despite his majestic age of 76 and decades in the family business, he is still relatively new to the job after his coronation in May following the passing of his mother Queen Elizabeth. Considering his ongoing work to help the environment, few would call such a gift a cheeky move even if it is made of garbage.