Crowds flock to see Bayeux Tapestry on show at British Museum for first time

People wait in line outside the British Museum in central London as the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition opens - (PA)

Crowds of people are queuing up to see the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, which is being displayed at the British Museum for the first time.

Pictures show groups dressed up in medieval clothing and brandishing shields, with the queue stretching down Great Russell Street in central London.