The iconic Katie statue in Harrow town centre has been boarded up as part of a national caution before the Black Lives Matter protests this weekend.

Statues across London have been boarded up to prevent any potential damage or vandalism before the Black Lives Matter protests.

The move came after the Edward Colston statue that was thrown into Bristol Harbour last Saturday (June 6) started demands to remove similar statues around the UK.

Since then there were worries that the Winston Churchill statue would be vandalised due to his racist past.

However precuationary measures were taken for the Skipping Katie statue set up in 1987, despite having no connection with racial tensions, injustice or slave trading.

The statue itself is therefore not a target at any way, and is expected to be just a meetup point before the demonstration begins.

Caren Duhig, owener of community Facbeook Group #FixIt Harrow, shared the picture asking: "What are Harrow Council expecting to happen to the Katy statue at the BLM protest tommorow?"

Labour party councillor Pamela Fitzpatrick is holding the demonstration at Harrow town centre on Saturday (June 13) at around 11am by the Katie’s statue.

The protest, described as peaceful, is part of a global movement to show solidarity after the death of George Floyd, and hundreds of years of police brutality and racism.

Boris Johnson has said it is "absurd and shameful" that the statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Parliament Square was at risk of attack from anti-racism protesters.

Speaking after the memorial was boarded up to protect it ahead of more planned weekend demonstrations, the Prime Minister said on Twitter: "We cannot now try to edit or censor our past."

The Conservative Party leader said to take statues down would "be to lie about our history".

Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals in London announced they will remove two statues of their namesakes from public view due to their links to the slave trade.

A recent protest in the neighbouring town Watford was set up by the Watford Alliance, a group of Black Lives Matter supporters hoping to empower the youth and black people in Watford.

That protest on Saturday (June 6) saw thousands of people attending a march from Watford town centre to Cassiobury Park.

Police say no arrests were made during the peaceful demonstration as no problems occurred.

Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was among the protesters at Watford, as he shared his support for the cause.

He also told sister-site Watford Observer that he wants to invest money into the local community.