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King Charles III and Emmanuel Macron conduct private tour of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum

King Charles III and Emmanuel Macron conducted a private tour of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London. The 70-meter-long embroidery, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, returned to British soil for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. The artwork was on loan from France following a historic agreement between the two nations. The exhibition, which features the tapestry's 58 scenes of battle and domestic life, is scheduled to open to the public next week. Tickets for the first stage of the exhibition sold out quickly, with the British Museum recording its largest day of ticket sales in its history. During the tour, the dignitaries were joined by British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife, Marie-France van Heel. The tapestry is displayed flat in a state-of-the-art case, rather than hanging as it was in its permanent home in Normandy. The loan serves as a symbol of Franco-British friendship and allows the public to be viewed by the public to see one of the most important events in English history.

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