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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Bishop

Britain sends message to France on white cliffs of Dover as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnight

France Britain Dover
  • 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 via a police-guarded, climate-controlled truck through the Channel Tunnel.
  • The British Museum welcomed the tapestry by projecting an image of it with the word 'Merci' onto the White Cliffs of Dover.
  • This marks the first time the tapestry, which depicts the Norman Conquest of 1066, has been on English soil in almost a millennium.
  • The tapestry will be held in storage for several days to acclimatise before going on public display from September 2026 to July 2027.

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White Cliffs of Dover delivers message to France as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnight

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