Reagan To Be Honored With London Statue

Former President Ronald Reagan will be honored with a statue to be placed in London near the current U.S. Embassy.

The Westminster City Council decided to waive the 10-year requirement to erect the statue in Reagan's honor.

Normally, statues are erected in honor of people who have been dead for more than 10 years. Reagan died in June 2004. But the Council says it has approved a request by the Reagan Memorial Fund Trust to recognize the former president's contribution to world politics.

A new U.S. Embassy is planned for a different section of London. The Reagan statue will be placed near one for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.