President-elect Donald Trump met with Prince William after the ceremonial reopening of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Saturday, calling the Prince of Wales a “great man.”
The 2 shook palms and spoke briefly on the ceremony, and met after the occasion for about 40 minutes on the residence of the British ambassador in Paris, the place the 42-year-old Prince of Wales, nonetheless sporting a beard he grew throughout summer time trip, met Trump on the door, and stated “Great to see you.”
As each males stood within the lobby and posed for images, Trump praised the British throne’s inheritor obvious, saying, “Great man this one. He’s going to do a fantastic job.”
The 2 had a “warm, friendly meeting,” Kensington Palace stated.
“The pair discussed a range of global issues but focused on the importance of the UK/US special relationship. President Trump also shared some warm and fond memories with The Prince about the Late Queen for which [His Royal Highness] was extremely grateful.”
Prince William was additionally anticipated to have an identical assembly with First Woman Jill Biden, who attended the Paris ceremony on behalf of lame-duck President Biden, in line with BBC.
The prince had deliberate to satisfy the president-elect and first woman earlier than the ceremony however the conferences acquired pushed again as a result of dangerous climate delayed his arrival in Paris.
Trump and the prince final met in 2019 in the course of the then-president’s journey to the UK, the place he gushed about his assembly with the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Extra extra 1,500 folks attended the Paris occasion celebrating the restoration of Notre Dame, 5 years after a devastating fireplace badly broken the word-famous landmark.
The record of attendees additionally included actress Salma Hayak and her billionaire husband, French vogue magnate Francois-Henri Pinault; French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
