King Charles hailed the Bayeux Tapestry as a ‘precious symbol of trust’ between nations tonight as he welcomed Emmanuel Macron to Britain for the historic unveiling of the medieval masterpiece.
The King and the French president came together at the British Museum to see the 70-metre-long embroidery, which is being loaned to Britain by France for the first time in its nearly 1,000-year history.
The landmark exhibition, which opens to the public next week, marks a major moment in Anglo-French relations and follows years of negotiations over bringing the extraordinarily fragile artwork across the Channel.
King Charles described the tapestry as a powerful
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