A new entente? Bayeux tapestry’s UK arrival ‘closes loop’ on Brexit tensions
The Bayeux tapestry has arrived at the British Museum in London as part of a significant cultural diplomacy effort between the UK and France. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and other officials viewed the historic embroidery, which is intended to help mend relations following years of post-Brexit tensions.
Why it matters
This event marks a symbolic thaw in Anglo-French relations, using historical artifacts to bridge political divides created by Brexit.
Lisa Nandy said the tapestry’s arrival felt like closing a needlessly antagonistic chapter between the UK and France. Lisa Nandy said the tapestry’s arrival felt like closing a needlessly antagonistic chapter between the UK and France. Bayeux tapestry A new entente? Bayeux tapestry’s UK arrival ‘closes loop’ on Brexit tensions Culture secretary Lisa Nandy is among first viewers as epic embroidery is unpacked at British Museum, a landmark in Anglo-French diplomacy
Prefer the Guardian on Google I n the decade after Brexit, the relationship between Britain and France has been defined by rows over fishing rights, Channel crossings and trade. Boris Johnson even mocked Emmanuel Macron, telling his French counterpart to “donnez-moi un break” .
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