Bayeux Tapestry ticket frenzy sparks nine-hour online queue

The British Museum has been flooded with people trying to book tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestry, with online queuing running into several hours.In echoes of the first release of tickets to museum members, the website struggled with the huge demand to see the tapestry when it makes its historic return to England later this year.
At one point, almost in an echo of The Queue to see the late Queen, the museum had to pause people joining the queue to see the tapestry, maybe wondering if they could