DONALD Trump has hailed a “great relationship” with French President Emmanuel Macron and greeted him with a vice-like handshake.
Trump has met Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris today as he attends the opening of Notre Dame.
ReutersMacron and Trump embrace as they met at the Elysee Palace[/caption]
APFrench President Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump shake hands as they meet in Paris today[/caption]
ReutersTrump grabbed Macron’s hand with a vice-like handshake[/caption]
Trump is also set to meet Prince William where they will discuss the importance of the US-UK’s ‘special relationship’ with Trump, Kensington Palace has announced.
“Trump wrote when he accepted the invitation that Macron had done “a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even more so. It will be a very special day for all!”
Macron, who has had an up-and-down relationship with Trump, has made a point of cultivating a relationship since the Republican defeated Democrat Kamala Harris last month.
With dozens of guests present, Notre Dame’s reopening after the 2019 blaze will include the ritualised opening of the cathedral’s massive doors, the reawakening of its organ, and the celebration of the first Mass.
Macron toured the fully restored 861-year-old church last week as cameras were allowed in for the first time after the rebuilding project.
The extensive restoration took more than 60 months and cost a whopping £600million to rebuild the spires and roof that were destroyed in the blaze.
ReutersThe pair stood for a photo ahead of the opening of Notre Dame Cathedral[/caption]
APThe pair hugged as they met[/caption]
APThe trip to Paris marks Trump’s first outside of the US since his election last month[/caption]
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