Something will go wrong': Why readers say the Bayeux Tapestry should stay in France

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"The reaction follows an exclusive piece for The Independent by Hockney, in which the artist condemned the proposal as madness and warned it could cause irreversible damage to the fragile medieval artwork. Responding to his column, reader opposition was emphatic, with a poll showing 79 per cent also believe the tapestry should be left in France. The 11th-century work looks set to be transported from Bayeux to the British Museum for a nine-month exhibition later this year."

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