Peta founder requests to send body parts to Elon Musk and King Charles

Ingrid Newkirk has requested that when she dies Charles should receive a piece of her neck over the royal family’s long association with pigeon racing if he does not cut any ties to the sport (Daniel Leal/PA)

The founder of an animal rights group is to bequeath a piece of her neck to Britain's King Charles, one of her legs to the Grand National and a piece of her heart to Elon Musk in her will.

Campaigner Ingrid Newkirk, who set up Peta (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) more than 40 years ago, is aiming to prolong her animal protection activism long after her death, the group said.