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Queen Alexandra’s head found

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Jul 24, 2024

ALEXANDRA Police have advised that the head from the Queen Alexandra statue has been located. It was found at the…….

Aside from being decapitated, it’s understood that the head suffered only minor damage.

It’s understood that the head was found during the preparations for a tree planting event, located in a cluster of blackberries.

The Queen Alexandra statue, also known as the Princess Alexandra statue, sits in the Jack Shiel Gardens on Perkins Street.

The statue was damaged on Friday, February 9.

The head was removed in an act of vandalism and has been missing ever since.

The statue was created by Charles Somers, born in 1825, and has been on permanent loan to Alexandra from the National Gallery since 1939.

Speaking about the discovery of the Queen Alexandra statue’s missing head, Mayor Damien Gallagher said,….

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