A bench in Kent, which is popular with drunk people, has been removed before Prince Harry visits the area on August 4th (04.08.14).

A bench in Kent, which is popular with drunk people, has been removed before Prince Harry visits the area

The 29-year-old royal will travel to Folkestone on August 4 as the guest of honour for the First World War commemorations, and the Shepway District Council (SDC) has now taken away the wooden seat on the Road of Remembrance before he arrives.

An SDC spokesman told the Folkestone Herald newspaper: "At the request of the police, the bench was removed because of anti-social behaviour. We plan to re-site it in the autumn."

A spokesman for Kent Police said the removal took place because drunks were "abusive and intimidating" to people passing nearby.

They added: "ASB in this instance means groups of drunken people congregating around the chair, sitting there, getting drunk being abusive and intimidating to passers-by."

Harry will unveil a new memorial on August 4, exactly 100 years after the outbreak of The Great War.

He will travel to Belgium for a memorial service with his brother Prince William, 31, and sister-in-law the Duchess of Cambridge, 31.

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