INVESTIGATION – The cathedral owes its salvation to 340,000 donors, 65,000 of whom come from the United States, where the mobilization made it possible to raise 70 million dollars for the work.
On the sidelines of the official ceremonies, which President Trump will attend, a dinner in honor of the great American patrons of Notre-Dame is planned, in a chic Parisian hotel. Eighty great fortunes, including the Kravises, Kenneth G. Langone, Hank Greenberg and Kenneth C. Griffin, who all flew to the cathedral's aid, are expected there. The United States Ambassador to France Denise Bauer, the French Ambassador to the United States Laurent Bili, as well as the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, have also confirmed their presence.
The evening, launched by the American Friends of Notre-Dameis clearly giving its president, Michel Picaud, a hard time. The 80 guests are used, to put it mildly, to performing in a social setting and all know each other across the Atlantic. There is no question of disappointing them, as the cathedral owes them a great debt. So, Michel Picaud wonders: what security at the entrance? What to serve as dinner…
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