Britain has sent a thank-you message to France after the Bayeux Tapestry arrived in London in the early hours of Friday, 10 July.
The 1000-year-old artwork was transported from a secret location in France in a police-guarded, climate-controlled truck through the Channel Tunnel.
It made its way through Kent before arriving in London, where it will be in storage for several days to acclimatise.
Welcoming the tapestry back to English soil for the first time in almost a millennium, the British Museum projected an image of the tapestry onto the White Cliffs of Dover, with the words “Merci”.
The tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066, will go on display from September 2026 to July 2027.
