Queen Camilla will then tour The Beaney to help celebrate Canterbury’s passion for literature and heritage. Behn was herself born in the city, with the statue helping to recognise her incredible ...

The Queen revealed the statue on Tuesday outside The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge in Canterbury – Behn's home town. She then toured the museum and watched the Royal Shakespeare Company ...

Organisers hope the statue will be in place in Canterbury by 2024. Follow BBC South East on Facebook, external, on Twitter, external, and on Instagram, external.

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The Canterbury Commemoration Society (CCS) had originally commissioned restoration works, but the artist agreed to a replacement statue after the originals were deemed beyond repair.