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A new sculpture of a dead Prince Harry in military uniform will soon be going on display at a London Hotel. The controversial statue has been designed to represent “those willing but unable to serve in Iraq” and a picture of it can be seen here. The sculpture shows the young prince lying down with his head on a Bible and a vulture at his feet next to a British flag. It also shows him holding a lock of his mother’s hair, and the whole piece is meant to signify how terrible the prince felt when he was told he could not serve.

The sculpture has been made by an artist called Daniel Edwards in the light of decisions made to forbid Prince Harry from serving for safety reasons. Edwards produced it in an attempt to highlight the murder of Prince Harry’s desire to join the war. He says:

“[the prince’s spirit] must have died the day they told him he couldn’t serve”.

Whatever the intention of the artist, personally I find the idea of the sculpture morbid at best and disrespectful at worst. Surely it is at least a little distasteful given all the news surrounding Princess Diana of late? I particularly feel for Harry’s family. After all, no one likes the idea of their beloved dead, and this is even worse as someone has actually gone and produced a sculpture of his corpse.

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