00:00After nearly a thousand years, the Bayeux tapestry is returning to the UK, and getting it here is a highly
00:05secretive mission, said ITV News.
00:08It will be displayed at the British Museum from September in what is only its third departure from Bayeux since
00:13the 1070s.
00:14For its arrival this year, transport teams have tested seven potential routes, and experts have mapped every pothole and bump
00:21between the two destinations, said Le Monde.
00:23Two full-dress rehearsals, using a replica of identical length and weight, have already taken place to practice proper handling
00:30of the 900-year-old work.
00:32The tapestry itself is currently being stored in a secret location.
00:35On the road, the tapestry will be stored in a 1.6-tonne climate-controlled crate, which will be suspended
00:41in mid-air to minimise movement.
00:43The French Ministry of Culture says its extensive planning means nothing has been left to chance.
00:48But the loan has caused uproar in France, said the Telegraph.
00:52A petition started by La Tribune de l'Art newspaper has around 78,000 signatures from citizens concerned for the
00:59fragile condition of the tapestry.
01:01An assessment of the fabric in 2021 found that it contained 24,000 stains, 16,445 creases, almost 10,000
01:10areas of damage, and about 30 tears.
01:12Despite its depiction of the bloody battle between the Normans and Anglo-Saxons in 1066,
01:17the tapestry has now become a symbol of Anglo-French corporation, said the Financial Times.
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