French President Emmanuel Macron and King Charles III visited the British Museum in London to preview the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition on Wednesday. ^[1] French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham are scheduled to hold their first formal talks on the Thursday following their initial meeting in London, with migration and Ukraine as the primary agenda topics. ^[2] Macron said he hoped future generations would recall the tale of two countries which, after centuries of shared history, chose to forge a bond as close as the threads of this thousand-year-old embroidery. ^[3] Macron will become the first European Union leader to hold talks at Downing Street with Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Thursday. ^[4] The Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the 1066 Norman conquest of England, had not left France since it was completed nearly 1,000 years ago until this loan championed by Macron. ^[5] Downing Street said the leaders' discussions would focus on the 'emerging use of mega dinghies' and announced a surge team of 45 French officers to be deployed on beaches in coming weeks to counter such launches. ^[6] Emmanuel Macron, the French president, articulated a vision of European sovereignty independent of the United States, suggesting that Britain plays a crucial role and that Paris and London are open to discussing a UK reset with the European Union. ^[7]