Brighton and Hove will be confirmed a city next week when official documents signed by the Queen are handed over.

Brighton and Hove Council executives will collect the official documents, called letters patent, from the Home Office in London.

They are expected to be presented to the council by Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex Phyllida StewartRoberts on February 15.

The council is then keen to put the document, which is hand-engraved and bears the Queen's official wax seal, on public display in Hove or Brighton town hall.

The letters patent were dated at the Crown Office in London on January 31 under the Queen's warrant.

A council spokesman said: "We envisage putting this on public display, security arrangements permitting.

"It will also be used at a small informal event to thank the residents and businesses who helped win city status.

"These are our intentions and details have yet to be finalised.

"There has been speculation about a presentation in London but this turned out not to be the case.

"In a way we would rather have the document officially handed over here in its home city."

Brighton and Hove was declared a city in December, together with Wolverhampton and Inverness, after beating competition from 36 other towns.