# Burnham pays to keep Brigitte Macron’s bracelet after Bayeux visit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-pms-a-canny-bayeux-burnham-pays-to-keep-bracelet-given-to-his-wife-by-the-macrons-during-tapestry-visit-at-a-140-discount/
- Published: 2026-10-30T10:28:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T10:53:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16251969/Bayeux-Burnham-bracelet-wife-Macron-tapestry-gift.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Burnham paid to keep his wife’s bracelet from Brigitte Macron.
- The £140 threshold reduced the amount owed to the Government.
- The Cabinet Office did not disclose the bracelet’s full value.

## Summary

Andy Burnham paid to keep a bracelet Brigitte Macron gave to his wife during a visit connected with the Bayeux Tapestry’s arrival in London. Ministers who retain official gifts must pay the Government their value above £140, so the threshold reduced the amount Burnham had to pay.

The Cabinet Office register does not state the bracelet’s full value. Emmanuel Macron gave Burnham a bottle of wine and a pen, which were held by the department; Burnham gave the French couple a wool blanket. The register also lists maple syrup and a wooden bowl from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as kept by No 10, while a £150 Bayeux Tapestry book given to the Prime Minister remained with Downing Street.

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