The 1,000-year-old Bayeux Tapestry arrives at the British Museum after a tightly controlled move from France carried out overnight. According to reports, the textile artwork is transported across the Channel Tunnel in a police-guarded truck as part of a planned security operation. The delivery to the museum also takes place “dead of night,” with police escort and secrecy around the timing and logistics of the journey. Both outlets describe the operation as complex and closely managed, emphasizing protection for the artefact during transit and on arrival. The British Museum’s handling of the tapestry is presented as carefully coordinated to ensure safe transfer from the transport vehicle into museum custody. The reports do not describe the specific route inside the UK or the exact security measures beyond the mention of police escort and the guarded vehicle, but they agree on the overall sequence: sealed and protected carriage from France, crossing via the Channel Tunnel, and an overnight arrival at the museum.