Bayeux Tapestry photo ban: Fair or not?

Visitors to the British Museum have been banned from taking photos of the Bayeux Tapestry.

The museum says it's because people are taking too long to view it.

The historic work, on display in the UK for the first time, has been opened to the public since 10 September and at first people were allowed to get some snaps and selfies as they went around.

But staff say this has had to change after long queues delayed ticket-holders from getting in.

What do you think - is it fair that people be stopped from taking a photo when they've bought a ticket, or is it just what happens when some people mess about and take too long?

A British Museum spokeswoman said: "There has been enormous interest in viewing the tapestry, and our priority is to ensure that all visitors have the best experience possible.

"In order to do this, we have made the decision to restrict photography while people are moving along the length of the tapestry."

The medieval embroidery shows depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England and the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

British Museum bosses decided the embroidery would be displayed in a single, straight line, unlike the horseshoe-shaped gallery where it is usually displayed in Bayeux, France.

The first wave of tickets to the exhibition have sold out and groups of visitors, including school groups, are allowed in every 40 minutes and told to keep moving along the 68m (230ft) work in one direction.

But people stopping to take photographs along the way was slowing everything down.

The 11th Century artwork - which is not really a tapestry and was actually embroidered in England - is currently on loan from its home in the French region of Normandy, and will be displayed in London until July 2027.

More tickets to see it are expected to go on sale in October.