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Prince William to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening in Paris
Prince William will attend the ceremony marking the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday.
The world-famous cathedral burned in a devastating fire in 2019.
Now, after more than five years of frenetic reconstruction work, the 12th-century landmark has been revived.
A spokesman for Kensington Palace said on Friday: “The Prince of Wales will travel to Paris tomorrow to attend the ceremony marking the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral.
“His Royal Highness is travelling at the request of His Majesty’s Government on behalf of the United Kingdom.”
The cathedral after its renovation. Pic: AP
Pic: Reuters
The reopening this weekend is the first of several events planned to celebrate the cathedral’s restoration.
Donald Trump, the US president-elect, and dozens of heads of state and government have accepted invites from French President Emmanuel Macron.
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First look at restored Notre-Dame
Tickets for the first week of Masses were snapped up in 25 minutes.
Tomorrow will also be the first time Notre-Dame’s great organ will be heard in public since the blaze.
It’s nearly 8,000 pipes were coated with toxic dust released when the lead roofing burned.
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Overall, more than 150 countries donated €846m (£285m) to fund the restoration of the cathedral, according to the public body in charge of it’s restoration.