Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a police officer at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer said today.

The charge follows an incident last month when she was removed from a flight bound for Los Angeles following an alleged row over luggage.

Campbell, 37, will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in west London on June 20, lawyer Simon Nicholls said.

She was told she would face charges over the incident when she answered bail at Heathrow police station this morning.

Campbell has been charged with five offences relating to the incident at Heathrow's Terminal 5 on April 3, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

She is accused of three counts of assaulting a constable, one count of disorderly conduct likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress and one count of using threatening, abusive words or behaviour to cabin crew.

These are offences which can only be tried at a magistrates' court, the CPS said.