President-elect Trump attended the reopening ceremony of the Notre Dame Cathedral alongside First Lady Jill Biden and a number of other different distinguished world leaders.
Notre Dame was reopened on Saturday, 5 years after a fireplace triggered critical injury to the landmark Gothic cathedral.
Trump was seated between French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse, Brigitte Macron, in the course of the ceremony, which was additionally attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prince William.
Also in the identical row as Trump was First Lady Jill Biden, who attended the occasion together with her daughter, Ashley. President Joe Biden was not current.
TRUMP MEETS WITH MACRON, ZELENSKYY AHEAD OF NOTRE DAME REOPENING CEREMONY IN PARIS
First Lady Jill Biden (CL) speaks with President-elect Donald Trump throughout a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris on December 7, 2024. (Thibault Camus)
Trump and the primary woman greeted each other forward of the ceremony.
Tesla CEO and shut Trump ally Elon Musk additionally attended the ceremony.
The president-elect met privately with Macron and Zelenskyy forward of the ceremony and was anticipated to fulfill with Prince William following the occasion.
President Emmanuel Macron’s spouse Brigitte Macron (CL) talks with President-elect Donald Trump (CR) as they sit alongside daughter of President Joe Biden, Ashley Biden (L), First Lady of the United States Jill Biden (2L) and French President Emmanuel Macron (R) inside Notre Dame Cathedral forward of a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark cathedral, in central Paris, on December 7, 2024. (Ludovic Marin)
The $740 million restoration venture was funded by donations from 150 international locations and concerned the applying of carpentry strategies relationship again to the thirteenth century.
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Sources accustomed to the president-elect’s plans informed Fox News that Trump’s attendance was on the invitation of Macron, who was the primary international chief to congratulate Trump after his election win over Vice President Kamala Harris in November, CNN reported.
Guests stand because the doorways to Notre Dame Cathedral open throughout a ceremony to mark the re-opening of the landmark cathedral, in central Paris, on December 7, 2024. (Ludovic Marin)
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About 50 heads of state have been anticipated to be in attendance, Paris Police Chief Laurent Nuñez mentioned in an interview revealed by French media outlet Le Parisien, however he didn’t specify who or from which international locations.
