President-elect Trump and Prince William shake hands reopening ceremony of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, and then held a sit-down rally at the British embassy ahead of Trump’s inauguration.
Trump and William also met separately with world leaders at Notre Dame, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
William was seen shaking hands and speaking with first lady Jill Biden, who represented the United States at the ceremony in place of President Biden.
Prince William was asked to represent Britain at the event and after the ceremony he and Trump met again at the British Embassy in Paris to discuss the ‘special relationship’ between the UK and the US.
Newly elected President Donald Trump talks with Prince William at Notre Dame in Paris on Saturday. (Ludovic Marin, Pool via AP)
Fox News Digital has reached out to Kensington Palace and the Trump transition team for comment.
It was the first meeting for the couple since Trump won the election. They last met during his first term in 2019, when Trump made a state visit to Britain
William also met with President Biden in 2022 while he was there for his Earthshot Prize.
Prince William and newly elected President Trump at the British Embassy in Paris on Saturday. (Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw)
Trump also met with then-Prince Charles in 2019 and Clarence House said at the time that the two have a “good working relationship.”
Prince William and President-elect Trump will attend a meeting at the British Embassy in Paris on Saturday as part of ceremonies to mark the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. (Reuters/Piroschka van de Wouw)
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Trump told ITV in 2019 that he would meet Charles for 15 minutes during his state visit, but they ended up talking about the environment for over an hour.
Trump met with Prince William at the British ambassador’s residence in Paris on Saturday. (Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett)
‘He’s really concerned with climate change, and I think that’s great. I mean, I want that. I like that,” Trump told ITV in 2019. ‘What he really wants, and what he really feels passionately about, is the future. He wants to ensure that future generations have a good climate, instead of a disaster. And I agree with that.”
First lady Jill Biden met Prince William at Notre Dame on Saturday. (Thibault Camus/Pool via Reuters)
King Charles too contacted Trump last summer via a letter after his assassination attempt.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump with Queen Elizabeth in 2019. (Alastair Grant – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Also the president-elect meeting the late Queen Elizabeth during the 2019 visit.
President Trump speaks with Prince Charles in 2019. (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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Notre Dame has been under renovation since a devastating fire in 2019 damaged the nearly 900-year-old cathedral, probably the most famous in Paris.
