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The Guardian - UK
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Caroline Davies

Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles

King Charles III and Queen Camilla examine the Bayeux Tapestry displayed under glass
King Charles and Queen Camilla examine the Bayeux tapestry during a visit to the exhibition at the British Museum. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

The loan of the Bayeux tapestry was “the best possible symbol” of the “entente amicale” between France and the UK, King Charles said, as he visited the famous embroidered masterpiece at the British Museum in London.

Though the tapestry recounts a conflict, “here it is today, nearly 1,000 years later, as a precious symbol of trust, at a time when trust seems sadly to be in short supply between nations,” he said.

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