Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla Charles are set to join French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to view the landmark Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066.
French President Emmanuel Macron begins a two-day visit to Britain on Wednesday, viewing the landmark Bayeux Tapestry exhibition with King Charles III and becoming the first EU leader to be hosted by Prime Minister Andy Burnham.
Charles and Queen Camilla are set to join Macron and his wife Brigitte later Wednesday to view the tapestry, which depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The work, on display to the public from next week at the British Museum, has not left France since it was made nearly 1,000 years ago.
The two couples will be joined by Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel at the exhibition, the culmination of years of diplomacy and viewed as another step towards healing the rancour of the Brexit years.
The French president has been instrumental over recent years in championing the daring gambit to loan the medieval tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of England to the British Museum. It will be on display there until next July.
