Just some hours after US President-elect Donald Trump walked a Parisian crimson carpet with French President Emmanuel Macron, he headed to the British ambassador’s residence for an additional state go to. This time, his go to was to Prince William, for his or her first meetup (not less than, formally) since 2019.
Each Trump and William had been within the Metropolis of Lights for the reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, which was devastated by a hearth on April 15, 2019. The loss was so stunning that it elicited unusually emotional messages from then-Queen Elizabeth and then-Prince Charles, who despatched separate notes of condolence to Macron.
“My spouse and I had been totally heartbroken to study of the horrible fireplace at Notre-Dame Cathedral this night and needed to let you realize instantly how a lot we’re considering of your self and the French folks at this most agonizing of instances, and of the emergency providers who’re so bravely tackling the blaze,” the person we now know as King Charles III wrote.
“I understand solely too properly what a very particular significance the Cathedral holds on the coronary heart of your nation; but additionally for us all outdoors France, it represents one of many best architectural achievements of Western Civilization. It’s a treasure for all mankind and, as such, to witness its destruction on this most dreadful conflagration is a shattering tragedy, the insufferable ache of which all of us share.”
