The boyfriend of the late singer Amy Winehouse has been charged with rape, sources said.

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Reg Traviss pictured with Amy Winehouse in 2010

Reg Traviss faces two counts of rape and will appear before magistrates next month.

The 35-year-old was Winehouse's boyfriend when she died at her home in Camden, north London, last July.

Traviss, who was charged under his full name Reginald, was arrested on April 5 by the Metropolitan Police in relation to an allegation of rape reported on January 18.

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Reg Traviss has been charged with two counts of rape

Rebecca Mundy, a lawyer for the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "I have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Reginald Traviss with two counts of rape.

"The alleged offences took place between 29 December 2011 and 1 January 2012."

The lawyer from the CPS London Rape and Serious Sexual Offences Unit added: "The decision was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors."

He will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on July 17.