Memorial for British-Indian agent Noor Inayat Khan

Princess Anne will unveil a statue in Gordon Square Gardens later in honour of the British-Indian agent Noor Inayat Khan.

She worked in France during world war two - before being shot dead by the Germans. It'll be the first stand-alone memorial to an Asian woman in the UK.

What do we know about her?

• The eldest of four children

• She was an allied heroine of the Second World War

• She was of royal Indian descent through her father

• Sent into France in June 1943

• She was betrayed and captured a few months later

• Shot by in September 1944, aged 30

• Posthumously awarded the George Cross

Around 300 people are expected to attend the statue's unveiling ceremony today including veterans of both the SOE and Women's Auxiliary Air force (WAF).