Here’s the story in her own words:

“Two police officers, a man and a woman, knocked on the door at about 7.30pm.

“They told me they needed to speak to me about the ‘black body’ hanging in my window.

“I said ‘Pardon? Do you mean the baby gorilla?’ to which they replied  ‘Ah, that’s what it is, is it?’

“They said the gorilla had offended a passer-by and that I needed to take it down.

“‘I told them there was no way I was taking it down and to be honest I basically closed the door in their face. I was so shocked.’”

“I wish I’d asked them what the person had found so offensive but I was too angry. I presume it was either the way she was hanging or the fact Cilla is black, both of which are, quite frankly, pathetic.

“The police haven’t been back since and everyone I’ve told can’t believe it.”

“I can’t believe someone would be so sad as to take offence to a woollen toy, let alone reporting it to police. I’m sure the police have more important things to worry about.”

A spokesman for the Cambridge Police relayed a different story, one in which the police officers, rather than a passerby, were the ones initially concerned about the toy.

The spokesman said the police did not receive any calls about the gorilla, and it was the two police officers who thought it might be racist.

He said the policemen knocked on the door but, upon discovering that it was a gorilla, decided not to pursue it any further.