British Museum raises £3.5m in four months to save pendant linked to Henry VIII

The British Museum said more than 45,000 members of the public contributed to the cause (British Museum/PA) - (PA Media)

The British Museum has successfully raised £3.5 million to save a gold pendant linked to Henry VIII’s marriage to his first wife, Katherine of Aragon, following a four-month fundraising campaign.

The London museum launched an appeal in October as it was keen to save the Tudor Heart, which was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2019, as it says there are very few artefacts relating to the pair’s marriage.