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- The United Kingdom received the Bayeux Tapestry, noting two torn threads, in July 2026.
- French Culture Minister Catherine Pégard said the tapestry arrived in the same condition as before leaving France.
- Experts inspected the 70-metre embroidery centimetre by centimetre and reported only slight tears.
- King Charles, Queen Camilla, President Macron and Prime Minister Andy Burnham viewed the tapestry.
- Ticket demand topped 80,000 online users, generating a nine-hour queue and £2.5 million sales, the museum’s record.
