A teenage diarist and French philosopher are among four remarkable women to be honoured at today's Holocaust Memorial Service in Deal.

German Jew Anne Frank and French Resistance member Simone Weil, who died in Ashford, will be discussed at the service organised by Deal Town Council.

It starts at 2.30pm in The Town Hall followed by a short wreath laying service at the Holocaust Memorial Stone St George’s Church Garden.

The service will be attended by dignitaries from across the district and Cllr Ben Bano will give the historical talk as a tribute to the inspirational females.

These also include Edith Stein, a German Jew who became a Catholic nun, who was martyred after dying in the Auschwitz gas chamber in 1942.

The fourth person is Etty Hillesum, a Dutch author who described he persecution of Jews in Amsterdam during German occupation. She also died at Auschwitz in 1943.