The Prince of Wales will meet Donald Trump in Paris when he joins world leaders for a ceremonial refreshment Our Lady.
William will travel to Paris on Saturday to petition the French government for a high-profile event celebrating the restoration of the cathedral, the “soul of France”, after a devastating fire in 2019.
While there, William will have meetings with the president-elect and first lady of the US; Jill Bidenthere about the size of the US-UK-UK relationship, Kensington Palace said.
Trumpet and dozens of princes of the state and government he accepted the invitations by President Emmanuel Macron to attend the ceremony.
William last met Trump in 2019 when he was then president He made a state visit to the UK.
The prince’s last official visit to Paris It was in 2017 when he and the Prince of Wales traveled two days after the Brexit vote.
William also joined the princes of the lands in Normandy because of the team 80th-anniversary commemorations of the second D-Day war in the ports earlier this year.
The opening of Notre-Dame will include the ritual opening of the cathedral’s huge doors, the raising of the thundering organ and the celebration of the first mass.
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For France and the Catholic Church, the televised and closely scripted ceremony will be an opportunity to display resilience and global influence. Tickets for the first week’s mass were sold in 25 minutes, the cathedral’s rector said.
During the first part of the evening of the Saturday of the Restoration of Our Lady, the Archbishop of Paris, Laurentius Ulric, will lead more than 1,500 guests through the refreshment service.
The opening mass will be performed with special rites to consecrate the high altar on Sunday.