Those hoping to snare a glimpse of the Bayeux tapestry when it comes to the British Museum this September faced nine-hour online queues, with the £33 tickets sold out within a day.
But the monied guests of a five-star hotel in Covent Garden have not had to go to such arduous lengths to get a view of the nearly 1,000-year-old depiction of William the Conqueror’s victory over King Harold II of England at Hastings in 1066.
Those staying at One Aldwych, where rooms cost more than £1,000 a night, are able to get tickets to the tapestry exhibition through a corporate partnership with the British Museum.
Helena Dollimore, the MP for Hastings and Rye, said it was “outrageous” that those who could afford to pay for an expensive hotel room got free access to the exhibition while others had to scramble for tickets.
