Prince William to meet Trump ahead of Notre-Dame reopening

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Prince William to meet Trump ahead of Notre-Dame reopening

The Prince of Wales will meet US President-elect Donald Trump while visiting France for the ceremonial reopening of Notre-Dame cathedral.

Prince William will join other world leaders in Paris to mark the restoration of the world-famous landmark, which was devastated by a fire five years ago.

He will hold meetings with the president-elect and US First Lady Jill Biden, Kensington Palace said.

The prince is attending the event at the request of the government, the palace said.

He last met Trump in 2019 when the then-president made a state visit to the ***.

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and dozens of other heads of state at the ceremony.

The prince’s last official trip to Paris was in 2017, when he visited with the Princess of Wales for a two-day trip in the aftermath of the Brexit result.

He joined other world leaders in Normandy earlier this year for the 80th anniversary commemorations of the Second World War D-Day landings.

The medieval cathedral has been closed since a major fire tore through it in 2019, destroying its stained-glass windows and wooden interiors before toppling its spire.

Some 600 firefighters battled the blaze for 15 hours. The main structure of the 850-year-old building was saved, including its two bell towers.

Macron set a five-year goal for the reconstruction of the Catholic church shortly after the fire.

An estimated 2,000 masons, carpenters, restorers, roofers, foundry-workers, art experts, sculptors and engineers worked on the project, which reportedly cost €700m (£582m).

Tickets for the first week of Masses in the cathedral sold out in 25 minutes, the cathedral’s rector said.

Archbishop Laurent Ulrich will lead more than 1,500 guests through the reopening service on Saturday.

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