A gravely weakened President Emmanuel Macron hopes to win a new lease of political life from Saturday’s ceremonial reopening of Notre Dame. Joined by US President-elect Donald Trump, Prince William and other international figures, Macron will seek to present the renovated cathedral as a symbol of France’s inner reserves of creative strength. In a speech marking the occasion, he will urge the world to see beyond the country’s current political crisis and admire the determination, organisation and hard graft that have rescued one of France’s most famous buildings in just five years.
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