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One of Harry & Edna's Edwardian requests was to work with Hammersmith & Fulham Council as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Games. They asked Harry to help recreate the 1908 London Olympics originally held at White City, London.
The event was run by the Hammersmith & Fulham council in partnership with Queens Park Rangers Football club. The format of the event was an interactive guided historical walk around London's White City ending inside the Queens Park Rangers football stadium.
The visitors meet William Leushner (played by Harry) the American Olympic 1908 shooting champion and the British Gold 400m medalist Wyndham Halswelle. They have since developed these roles to be able to offer a staged scenario which not only encompass some of the period games but also the politics of the 1908 Olympic games.
During 1908 London Olympics numerous complaints & disputes occurred between the British & American competitors. Harry & Edna portray this with a light hearted conversation between Leushner & a female official from the games. Leushner complains his accommodation for the games was in Brighton and even though Halswelle ran the 400m as the sole competitor, he still came last or in the games officials view Halswelle came 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
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