Bridge Art Fair: Sculpture of Prince Harry in Iraq War Memorial


LONDON, September 27 /PRNewswire/ --

- The 'Brave At Heart' Honored with Royal Tribute in London

A war-mutilated Prince Harry is the symbolic fallen hero in a memorial
honoring those willing but unable to serve in the Iraq conflict. Harry,
brother to Britain's future king, was poised to be the most celebrated
soldier of the Coalition forces, but due to the specific threats to kill or
kidnap him, he was kept home. However, Prince Harry will be remembered for
his intended tour of duty in a memorial to be unveiled at the Trafalgar Hotel
October 11th courtesy of Bridge Art Fair.

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    (Caption: "Iraq War Memorial: Death of Prince Harry" by Daniel Edwards.)



"Iraq War Memorial featuring the Death of Prince Harry, the Martyr of
Maysan Province," draws inspiration from Harry's willingness to sacrifice for
his country, and the sympathy for his disappointment of an unfulfilled
patriotic aspiration.

"This war memorial is dedicated to the brave at heart," said spokesman
David Kesting. "But the brave men and women Prince Harry inspired to enlist
for combat following his announcement to serve six-months in Iraq are not
forgotten."

The Memorial features Prince Harry laid out before the Union Jack with
pennies placed over his eyes and head rested on the Bible. The statue
suggests the tragic outcome of a confrontation in Iraq's Maysan Province with
the Iranian weapons smugglers for whom Harry's tank regiment was scheduled to
patrol. Prone with his unfired gun still holstered, Prince Harry is
represented clutching a bloodied flag of Wales, and holding to his heart a
cameo locket of his late mother, Princess Diana, while a desert vulture
perches on his boot. Harry's head is earless, denoting the explicit threats
against the Prince from militia leaders saying they planned to send him back
to his grandmother "without his ears."

A bronze casting of Prince Harry's "severed ears" also set for display at
the Trafalgar Hotel will be offered on eBay.

Harry had stated he would leave the army if he was left in safety while
his regiment was sent to a war zone. "Prince Harry's spirit must have died
the day they told him he couldn't serve," speculates New York artist Daniel
Edwards. "That's what this memorial is about."

Like Paris's Victor Noir Memorial, security for the Prince Harry Memorial
will guard against vandalism from expected throngs of admirers believing luck
in love and fertility may come by kissing the lips of the memorial to
England's reputed playboy "pinup prince."

The "Death of Prince Harry" follows the recent tenth anniversary
remembrance Harry organized for his mother, who died tragically in Paris. On
Princess Diana's coffin was a card from Harry, made out to Mummy. Visitors
may place cards and flowers for Harry at the memorial or e-mail their
condolences to http://www.PrinceHarryMemorial.com.

More information: David Kesting +1-917-650-3760, John Leo 
+1-917-292-8865, or http://www.BridgeArtFair.com.

This release was issued on behalf of the above organization by
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Web site: http://www.BridgeArtFair.com
              http://www.PrinceHarryMemorial.com



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