Bayeux Tapestry set to visit UK

Emmanuel Macron expected to formally announce the loan on Thursday

The Bayeux Tapestry is set to be loaned to Britain for display
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The Bayeux Tapestry will reportedly be loaned to Britain for display, the first time the artefact has been allowed out of France in 950 years.

French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to loan the tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of Britain, following years of talks between the British and French culture departments.

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