Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritain 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. In fullWhite Cliffs of Dover delivers message to France as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnightMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Message sent to France on white cliffs of Dover as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnight
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBritain 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. In fullWhite Cliffs of Dover delivers message to France as Bayeux Tapestry arrives overnightMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
