King Charles praises Bayeux Tapestry's return to English soil as 960-year-old artifact goes on display at British Museum
4th September 2026
For the first time in its 960-year
history, the Bayeux Tapestry is outside France, and King Charles
joined French President Emmanuel Macron to officially open the
British Museum’s newest exhibition earlier this week. The Bayeux
Tapestry depicts 58 embroidered scenes that tell the story of the
Battle of Hastings, which took place in 1066, when William the
Conqueror defeated Harold, the last…

