Quebec Premier François Legault is in France for the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral.
Legault is one of the dignitaries invited to the ceremony, which starts Saturday evening around 7 p.m. (1 p.m. Quebec time). Hundreds of personalities, heads of state, bishops and priests have been invited — including the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prince William of the British Royal Family.
The plane carrying Trump landed at Orly airport on Saturday morning. Twenty or so French government security agents were tasked with ensuring his safety alongside the secret services, according to French national police. A special French police van also provided anti-drone protection for Trump’s convoy.
Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, will not be attending the weekend’s ceremonies, but sent a message to the archbishop of Paris, which is due to be read out at the start …