Statue of dead Prince Harry honours those unable to serve in Iraq

A statue of a dead Prince Harry clutching a cameo locket of his late mother, Princess Diana, and a bloodied flag of Wales is to go on display next week.

London, Oct.5 : A statue of a "dead" Prince Harry clutching a cameo locket of his late mother, Princess Diana, and a bloodied flag of Wales is to go on display next week.

The statue is to be seen as a memorial to honour those who are willing but unable to serve the Iraq, the Daily Mail quoted artist Daniel Edwards, as saying.

The memorial, which features the Prince laid out before the Union Jack with pennies placed over his eyes and his head rested on the bible, will go on show at the Trafalgar Hotel in Central London next Thursday as part of the Bridge Art Fair.

The memorial statue of a dead Prince Harry is intended as a tribute to the 'brave at heart'.

In May this year, British Army Chief, General Sir Richard Dannatt, said the Prince would not be sent to Iraq because of "unacceptable risks" and a "number of specific threats" against him directly.

Edwards, who is based in New York, said: "Prince Harry's spirit must have died the day they told him he couldn't serve. That's what this memorial is about."

The memorial features Prince Harry, with his unfired gun still holstered, laid out in front of the Union Jack while a desert vulture perches on his boot. The Prince's head is earless, in reference to reports that militia leaders said they planned to send him back to his grandmother "without his ears".

A bronze casting of his "severed ears" will also be on display at the hotel and will go on sale on the popular auction website eBay at a later date.

ANI