White Cliffs of Dover delivers message to France as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnight

Independent TVShowing now | News00:46Bookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popoverWhite Cliffs of Dover delivers message to France as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnightBritain has sent a thank-you message to France after the Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London in the early hours of Friday, 10 July.The 1000-year-old artwork was transported from a secret location in France in a police-guarded, climate-controlled truck through the Channel Tunnel.It made its way through Kent before arriving in London, where it will be in storage for several days to acclimatise.

Welcoming the tapestry back to English soil for the first time in almost a millennium, the British Museum projected an image of the tapestry onto the White Cliffs of Dover, with the words “Merci”.The tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066, will go on display from September 2026 to July 2027.Up next00:31Humanoid robots ‘get married’ in Russian ceremony00:48‘Violent abuser’ who made victim ‘bark like dog’ hides in fridge00:25Ann Widdecombe’s Restore warning before her death00:48Count Binface responds to BBC unmasking him live on airEditor's Picks04:46Ed Gamble and Joanne McNally judge readers’ hottest takes04:12The key flaw in Burnham’s ‘No 10 in the North’ plan37:48In The Room | Why Andy Burnham might not be ready for No 1031:30In The Room | Starmer bans social media while Farage starts a SubstackMore Editor's Picks09:50Westlife on Simon Cowell, boyband mania, and the golden era of music05:43Why Labour’s anti-Burnham argument doesn’t work07:40Hokum: Adam Scott and Damian McCarthy on their new horror29:04Exclusive: Has Keir Starmer made a huge mistake sacking Olly Robbins?

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