Harry Potter statue unveiled in London's Leicester Square

The statue is expected to stay up until at least July 2023

A life-size statue of Daniel Radcliffe, as fictional wizard Harry Potter, has just been unveiled in London's Leicester Square.

It shows the moment Harry first took flight on his Nimbus 2000 broom over the Hogwarts quidditch pitch in the first film, Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone.

Leicester Square in London is famous for hosting big film premieres and this statue is close to where the first of the Harry Potter films had its world premiere back in November 2001.

Artist Andrzej Szymczyk had the task of creating the Harry Potter statue

Here's Daniel Radcliffe, the actor who played Harry Potter arriving at the premiere in 2001!

The statue is the latest in a set of famous film characters from the past 100 years to be put up in the square. Others include include Paddington Bear, Mary Poppins and Batman, all forming part of a trail.

Other sculptures were put up in February

Leicester Square, in London, had its first cinema in 1930, with the first premiere taking place there in 1937. It often hosts big film events.

Paddington sculpture, complete with sandwich!

Harry on his broomstick