Labor MP Ginny Andersen apologizes after reposting King Charles and Christopher Luxon joke on Instagram

Luxon and the King were attending the meeting. Apia this week as leaders and foreign ministers from 56 countries Commonwealth countries gathered for the annual summit. The duo posed for a photo together there and the Prime Minister shared it on Instagram.

“King III. Charles has a great love for New Zealand. It was a great pleasure to meet with His Majesty in Samoa today,” Luxon captioned the post.

Andersen’s reshared post — a meme created by the page @cindywithsign — captured the photo shared by Luxon and superimposed a sign over the screenshot, labeling King’s clothing mistake in the photo as “king*ssy.”

“What I’m telling you is that showing your king*ssy on the home screen like this is crazy (crying emoji),” the sign read.

@cindywithsign is a meme page that creates humorous posts about developments in New Zealand politics. The format of the memes typically includes a topic, such as a photo or social media post, and a sign overlaid with satirical comments that draw attention to the current political landscape.

“King*ssy” is a combination of the words “king” and “p*ssy”. In this case, as with similar terms, people often combine the latter with other words to express that something vaguely resembles female anatomy.

Here the joke was used to refer to the shape of Her Majesty’s trousers, suggesting that they resemble female genitalia.

“King*ssy wasn’t a word or thing I should have known existed,” one comment on the post read, while another person added: “I spit out my drink reading this.”

“I don’t know how this is anatomically possible,” wrote a third.

Sharing the monarch’s “king*ssy” on Luxon’s “main” Instagram – as opposed to a private Instagram account where you post personal content without public access – was described as “crazy” by the meme page, suggesting the public would likely do so. he noticed this. A crying emoji, used to signal something funny, was also added to hint at the absurdity of the King’s gaffe.

Keen followers in Luxon’s comments section also noticed the fashion mishap, meaning her discovery wasn’t limited to the meme page.

“What happens on the King’s watch?” asked one person. Another seemed less impressed with Charles’ outfit, writing: “Honestly if a King wears a suit like this…”

Others on social media also made jokes about the unidentified Navy ship seen in the background. The recent sinking of HMNZS Manawanui On October 6, off the coast of Upolu, Samoa.

“Is it Manawanui rising from the dead behind them?” joked one person in the meme post.

One person told Luxon it was “good to see you brought your dad to help with the cleanup”, while another said: “I hope the ocean oil cleanup was part of your trip.”

Others came to the couple’s defense in the comments section.

One Kiwi wrote that people “might make fun of Charles” but noted: “He was a very early adopter of the climate change mindset and more importantly acted on it!”

A Kiwi friend questioned Luxon’s response to the disaster; He stated that he had avoided visiting the area where the shipwreck was located and that he did not know whether he would be able to meet with the affected communities.

Andersen is a senior Labor MP who has served in the House of Representatives since 2017. In the sixth Labor Party government, he served as both Minister of Justice and Minister of Police under the leadership of the Prime Minister. Chris Hipkins.

He is currently 17th on Labour’s Party list and has lost his seat to a National Party MP in 2023 Chris Bishop in the Hutt South electorate after defeating him by nearly 4,000 votes in the 2020 election.

reporter He sought comment from Andersen.

King Charles was originally planned to visit Aotearoa during this year’s royal tour, during which the monarch spent time in Australia and visited Samoa for CHOGM. But, New Zealand removed from tour and his visit to Australia was shortened by six days in light of recent developments. King’s cancer diagnosis And ongoing chemotherapy treatment.