Donald Trump to meet Prince William & Jill Biden ahead of Notre Dame reopening on first trip since election win

DONALD Trump has arrived in Paris and will meet Prince William and Jill Biden head of the reopening ceremony for Notre Dame.

The incoming US leader will join the heir to the throne, the first lady, and French President Emmanuel Macron to mark the return of the 800-year-old symbol of France.

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Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump join hands at the White House in 2018[/caption]

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The roof of the iconic cathedral was gutted in the blaze[/caption]

The iconic cathedral has been restored after a 2019 fire that tore through the roof and destroyed so much of the site’s heritage.

Trump, making his first foreign trip since his election win, arrived at Orly airport in the south of Paris aboard a private plane just before 7am, a source told AFP.

The president-elect is set to hold talks with Macron before the ceremony and may also meet Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

He will also meet with Prince William and Jill Biden before the ceremony.

Macron toured the fully restored 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.

Work has included the total reconstruction of the collapsed fan-vaulted roof and spire, while builders unearthed previously unseen treasures from the smoking ruin.

Some 1200 oaks from across France were needed to completely rebuild the framework of the nave and the choir.

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Notre-Dame has reopened following a 2019 fire[/caption]

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