00:00Long queues formed as tens of thousands of people tried to secure the first tickets to
00:05see the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London. The 11th century embroidery, which
00:11depicts the Norman conquest of England in 1066, will be displayed for 10 months while
00:16its home museum in Normandy is refurbished. It's the first time it'll ever be on display
00:22on British soil. More than 65,000 people joined the online queue after tickets were released
00:27this week, with some facing long waits or timeouts. The museum says the display is a rare opportunity,
00:35with the 70-metre tapestry shown in a single line in a specially designed case for UK visitors
00:41from September.
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