A plaque honouring the ‘first black Briton’ has been removed after DNA analysis suggested she was not actually of African origin.

The sign celebrating the 1,800-year-old remains of ‘Beachy Head Lady’ was taken down after scientific research revealed she was ‘most likely from Cyprus’.

The plaque was placed in an east Sussex village by BBC Two as part of their 2016 Black and British series where they billed the woman as the earliest ‘black Briton’, claiming she was of African origin.

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However, subsequent DNA analysis has suggested the BBC programme’s claims were wrong, the Telegraph reported.

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